53 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52
- 2021: 53
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jackitup · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 48 years marks Jackitup as a far older place than the state and national averages. With only 53 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where over half the residents are middle-aged adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jackitup — lower than 71% of areas.
| Jackitup | 53 |
|---|---|
| 6335, WA | 758 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident is 48, which is 10 years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
53 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up just 7.5% of the population, far below the national figure. This helps explain why there are no seniors aged 65 and over living here, a result far below state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Jackitup, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 55%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here at 68.9%, while those in de facto relationships make up 6.8%, which is well below the national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Jackitup, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Jackitup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50677/jackitup/topic/demographics-identity