60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lort River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lort River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Lort River is a sparsely populated area where a little over 22% of residents are in de facto relationships, a rate far above the national figure. The population is small, with only 60 people living across the region, and the typical resident is slightly younger than the national average at 36 years old.
60
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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 Lort River — lower than 69% of areas.
| Lort River | 60 |
|---|---|
| 6447, WA | 174 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 60 people living here. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the 38-year-old average for Australia and Western Australia.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children and seniors are both under-represented here; children under 15 make up 13.3% of the population, and those aged 65 and over account for 11.7%. Both figures are well below the state and national averages.
11.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lort River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. De facto relationships are very common here at 22.2%, far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
5.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% —
Higher than 90% 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 Lort River, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lort River
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lort River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50861/lort-river/topic/demographics-identity