1,478 ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,497
- 2016: 1,557
- 2021: 1,478
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kalbarri · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kalbarri
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kalbarri is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a community where more than half the population is aged 45 or over. With 1,478 people, it is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
1,478
▼ -1.3%
- 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 Kalbarri — higher than 75% of areas.
| Kalbarri | 1,478 |
|---|---|
| 6536, WA | 1,478 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 53, which is far older than the Western Australian average of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +17.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Kalbarri has a very old age profile, with 27.8% of people aged 65 and over, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian average.
27.8% ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kalbarri, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.9% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 3.3% of the community, about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kalbarri, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Kalbarri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50709/kalbarri/topic/demographics-identity