Kwelkan · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kwelkan

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Kwelkan is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is home to just 10 people.

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📍 Kwelkan, Suburb / Locality

Where Kwelkan sits — Total population

10
  • 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 Kwelkan — lower than 93% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kwelkan10
6490, WA 255
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Kwelkan is much older than most similar areas, with a typical age 9 years higher than both the state and national figures. The total population is small, being lower than about 91% of areas at this level.

10

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17
  • 2021: 10

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

47 yrs

Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 47 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Never married at 60%, ahead of Married (0%).

Marital status

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In Kwelkan, Never married is the majority at 100%.

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 Kwelkan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50804/kwelkan/topic/demographics-identity