85 ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 259
- 2016: 84
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gilgering · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gilgering
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 or over in Gilgering, making it a place with a much higher proportion of seniors than most similar areas. The community is small, with only 85 people living across the district. It is an older population overall, with the typical resident aged 43.
85
▼ -67.2%
- 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 Gilgering — lower than 63% of areas.
| Gilgering | 85 |
|---|---|
| 6302, WA | 3,485 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38 years.
43 yrs ▼ -8.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a higher than usual proportion of children under 15, who account for 20% of residents.
25.9% ▲ +179.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gilgering, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the figures for both the state and the country.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +116.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gilgering, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Gilgering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50543/gilgering/topic/demographics-identity