175 ▼ -88.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,466
- 2016: 81
- 2021: 175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gap Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gap Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas have a population as heavily skewed toward working-age adults as Gap Ridge. With no children under 15 living here, the community is almost entirely made up of adults, with a typical resident aged 39.
175
▼ -88.1%
- 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 Gap Ridge — higher than 51% of areas.
| Gap Ridge | 175 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | 17,657 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Gap Ridge has a total population of 175 people, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by adults, with those aged 25 to 64 making up nearly 89% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (0.0%) and seniors aged 65 and over (2.9%) are both far below the state and national figures.
2.9% ▲ +132.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gap Ridge, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 34%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents have never married, which is a high figure compared to the national average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.7%, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
1.7% ▼ -58.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Gap Ridge, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 35%.
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 Gap Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50528/gap-ridge/topic/demographics-identity