84 ▼ -74.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 332
- 2016: 95
- 2021: 84
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake King · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake King
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A tiny population of just 84 people defines Lake King, where the age profile is strikingly skewed. While the typical resident is 44, the area has a very high proportion of children and almost no seniors. This creates a unique community structure that differs sharply from the state and national norms.
84
▼ -74.7%
- 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 Lake King — lower than 63% of areas.
| Lake King | 84 |
|---|---|
| 6356, WA | 115 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Lake King is 44, making the area noticeably older than both Western Australia and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
44 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young at the top, as seniors aged 65 and over make up only 3.6% of residents—far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
3.6% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake King, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake King, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lake King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50822/lake-king/topic/demographics-identity