64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Linfarne · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Linfarne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Linfarne, where the typical person is 48. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 64 people, with a strong lean towards older age groups.
64
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- 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 Linfarne — lower than 68% of areas.
| Linfarne | 64 |
|---|---|
| 6258, WA | 6,483 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 31.3% of the population, far above the state's 16.1%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.1%.
31.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Linfarne splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 67.3% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.2%, which is a little below the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
10.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Linfarne, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Linfarne
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Linfarne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50852/linfarne/topic/demographics-identity