142 ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 118
- 2016: 147
- 2021: 142
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eneabba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eneabba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Eneabba, where the typical person is 52. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 142 people, with a population structure that leans heavily towards older adults and seniors.
142
▲ +20.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eneabba — lower than 53% of areas.
| Eneabba | 142 |
|---|---|
| 6518, WA | 209 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up just 8.5% of the population, well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 24.6% of the community, a figure well above the national average.
24.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eneabba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 14.6% of residents, a rate well above the Australian average.
7.7% ▲ —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eneabba, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Eneabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50487/eneabba/topic/demographics-identity