11,667 ▲ +206.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,807
- 2016: 9,076
- 2021: 11,667
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harrisdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harrisdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Harrisdale is just 33 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. This is a large community of over 11,600 people where young families are the dominant group. The population is heavily weighted towards children and working-age adults.
11,667
▲ +206.5%
- 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 Harrisdale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Harrisdale | 11,667 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 70,564 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Harrisdale is among the largest areas at this level with 11,667 residents. The typical person here is 33, which is 5 years younger than the usual resident across Western Australia and Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +13.8%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 29% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so few here, at just 5.3% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
5.3% ▲ +153.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.0% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harrisdale, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 62.2%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the state and national averages at 8.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.1% of the population, slightly below the state figure.
1.1% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harrisdale, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Harrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50613/harrisdale/topic/demographics-identity