1,985 ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,507
- 2016: 1,761
- 2021: 1,985
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jurien Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jurien Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fourteen years older than the state and national typical age is the resident in Jurien Bay, where the typical person is 52. This is a significantly older community than most similar areas, with nearly 29% of the 1,985 residents being seniors aged 65 and over.
1,985
▲ +31.7%
- 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 Jurien Bay — higher than 78% of areas.
| Jurien Bay | 1,985 |
|---|---|
| 6516, WA | 1,985 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,985, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +23.8%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.9% of the population, a figure far above the national rate of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 14.1%.
28.9% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jurien Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while 15.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.7% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national rate.
2.7% ▲ +141.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jurien Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50705/jurien-bay/topic/demographics-identity