394 ▲ +228.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 120
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lange · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lange
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Lange, where the typical resident is 52 years old. This is 14 years older than the national figure. The area is mainly home to seniors and married couples, with a notably small number of children.
394
▲ +228.3%
- 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 Lange — higher than 62% of areas.
| Lange | 394 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lange has 394 residents, making it larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical person here is 52, which is far older than the national average of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 37.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 13.5%.
37.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lange, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, while 11.7% are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state and national averages.
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.
11.7% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lange, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lange
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50832/lange/topic/demographics-identity