98 ▼ -59.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 98
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Irishtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Irishtown, accounting for 37.8% of the population. This is a small and sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 48, making it far older than both the state and national figures.
98
▼ -59.3%
- 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 Irishtown — lower than 59% of areas.
| Irishtown | 98 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | 8,283 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 98 people. This makes the area smaller than about 59% of similar places.
48 yrs ▼ -5.9%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with 21.4% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the children under 15 make up only 15.3% of the population, a rate well below the state average.
21.4% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Irishtown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +109.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Irishtown, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50672/irishtown/topic/demographics-identity