3,323 ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,556
- 2016: 3,279
- 2021: 3,323
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gooseberry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gooseberry Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Gooseberry Hill, where the typical person is 49. This community is significantly older than the state and national average, with a population of 3,323 people.
3,323
▼ -6.6%
- 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 Gooseberry Hill — higher than 86% of areas.
| Gooseberry Hill | 3,323 |
|---|---|
| 6076, WA | 22,308 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27% of the population, a figure that is far above the state average. This helps explain why the area is much older than most, with 29.7% of residents also falling into the 45-64 age group.
27.0% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gooseberry Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 61.8% of people married, while those in de facto relationships are at 9.1%, which is well below the state figure. Only 0.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national average.
0.9% ▲ +155.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gooseberry Hill, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/topic/demographics-identity