3,202 ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,357
- 2016: 3,297
- 2021: 3,202
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Leda is just 32 years old, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This is a growing area of 3,202 people where young families are the dominant group. The community is skewed heavily toward children and young adults, with very few seniors living here.
3,202
▼ -4.6%
- 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 Leda — higher than 85% of areas.
| Leda | 3,202 |
|---|---|
| 6170, WA | 17,329 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 32, which is among the lowest for similar areas and six years younger than the average for Western Australia and Australia.
32 yrs ▲ +18.5%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youth of the area, while the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 8.3%.
8.3% ▲ +107.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.3% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leda splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state and national averages. Additionally, 14.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.5%.
4.9% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Leda splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Leda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50838/leda/topic/demographics-identity