231 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 240
- 2021: 231
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ledge Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ledge Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ledge Point is 60 years old, making the area far older than the national average of 38. This gap is driven by a high number of seniors and very few children. The population totals 231 people.
231
▲ +11.6%
- 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 Ledge Point — higher than 57% of areas.
| Ledge Point | 231 |
|---|---|
| 6043, WA | 233 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 60, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the Western Australian average by 22 years.
60 yrs ▲ +22.4%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 42% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 4.3% of the population.
42.0% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.3% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ledge Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (43%) and Older adults (45–64) (41%), with Young adults (25–44) at 8%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.5% of the population, which is well above the national average of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander account for 1.3%, which is a little below the state figure.
1.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ledge Point, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Ledge Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50839/ledge-point/topic/demographics-identity