37 ▼ -89.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 368
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 37
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eucla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eucla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Eucla, where the typical resident is 56. This sparsely populated area is far older than the state and national figures, with a small population of just 37 people.
37
▼ -89.9%
- 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 Eucla — lower than 78% of areas.
| Eucla | 37 |
|---|---|
| 6443, WA | 722 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia, where the figure is 38.
56 yrs ▲ +51.4%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 only 8.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 18.2%. There are no residents aged 65 and over, which is among the lowest standing for any similar area.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eucla, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 35%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most people are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eucla, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Eucla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50494/eucla/topic/demographics-identity