30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lexia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lexia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lexia is 64 years old, which is among the highest ages seen in similar areas. This sparsely populated place is far older than the national figure, with no children under 15 living here.
30
—
- 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 Lexia — lower than 81% of areas.
| Lexia | 30 |
|---|---|
| 6079, WA | 30 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 30 people live in Lexia, making it smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed towards older adults, who make up 40% of the population. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 20%, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average.
20.0% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lexia, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 67%; Seniors (65+) is next at 33%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. No one here 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.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lexia, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lexia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lexia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50850/lexia/topic/demographics-identity