12,198 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,781
- 2016: 12,308
- 2021: 12,198
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
High Wycombe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in High Wycombe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 12,198 people makes High Wycombe one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community is balanced across age groups, with a typical resident aged 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12,198
▲ +3.5%
- 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 High Wycombe — higher than 88% of areas.
| High Wycombe | 12,198 |
|---|---|
| 6057, WA | 16,697 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
High Wycombe is among the largest areas at this level, with 12,198 residents. The typical age of people living here is 38, which is much lower than most similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +11.8%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19.1% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 16.1%, which is lower than most other areas.
16.1% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →High Wycombe splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A higher than usual 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Relationships here are also more likely to be de facto, at 14.0%, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.4% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →High Wycombe splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50633/high-wycombe/topic/demographics-identity