1,009 ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 642
- 2016: 939
- 2021: 1,009
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,009 people living in Glenfield are married. This is a noticeably young community where the typical resident is just 35, making it younger than both the state and national figures.
1,009
▲ +57.2%
- 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 Glenfield — higher than 73% of areas.
| Glenfield | 1,009 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 6,915 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,009 residents, Glenfield is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the typical Western Australian or Australian resident.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain the area's youth, while the 13.5% of people aged 65 and over is well below the Australian figure.
13.5% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.1% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Additionally, 17.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, much higher than most other areas.
7.1% ▲ +409.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenfield, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50557/glenfield/topic/demographics-identity