802 ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 857
- 2016: 750
- 2021: 802
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kambalda East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kambalda East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Kambalda East, where the typical resident is just 34. This creates a distinct profile for the 802 people living here, with a high proportion of children and far fewer seniors than the state or national average.
802
▼ -6.4%
- 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 Kambalda East — higher than 72% of areas.
| Kambalda East | 802 |
|---|---|
| 6442, WA | 2,472 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figure of 38 years.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 20.7% of the population, while those aged 65 and over are well below the national average at just 9.4%.
9.4% ▲ +167.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kambalda East splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than elsewhere, accounting for 22.6% of residents compared to the 11.5% national figure.
3.0% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kambalda East, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Kambalda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50717/kambalda-east/topic/demographics-identity