568 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 599
- 2016: 598
- 2021: 568
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gnowangerup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gnowangerup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Gnowangerup, where 13.4% of the population identifies as such. This is far above the national figure of 3.2%. The area has 568 residents and a notably high number of children.
568
▼ -5.2%
- 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 Gnowangerup — higher than 66% of areas.
| Gnowangerup | 568 |
|---|---|
| 6335, WA | 758 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, making Gnowangerup a little older than both Western Australia and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
39 yrs ▲ +25.8%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.8% of residents, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
17.8% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gnowangerup splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 13.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.3% seen across Western Australia. Most residents are married (51.4%), while 10.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most similar areas.
13.4% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gnowangerup, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Gnowangerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50564/gnowangerup/topic/demographics-identity