44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gabbin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gabbin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older-than-average population of just 44 people defines Gabbin. The typical resident is 55, making it far older than most other areas across Western Australia and the nation.
44
—
- 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 Gabbin — lower than 75% of areas.
| Gabbin | 44 |
|---|---|
| 6476, WA | 44 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 44 residents, Gabbin is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. The typical person here is 55, which is 17 years older than the national figure.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 34.1% of the population—far above the state average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.1%.
34.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gabbin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Western Australia. Most residents are married, while 9.4% are in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gabbin, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.
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 Gabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50526/gabbin/topic/demographics-identity