165 ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 266
- 2016: 116
- 2021: 165
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lowden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lowden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lowden is 57 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This small community of 165 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
165
▼ -38.0%
- 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 Lowden — lower than 51% of areas.
| Lowden | 165 |
|---|---|
| 6240, WA | 165 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual person living in Lowden is 57, which is far older than the typical Western Australian or Australian resident by 19 years. The total population of 165 is larger than about half of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 29.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to a very old age profile, while children under 15 are well below state and national levels at just 10.3%.
29.7% ▲ +145.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lowden, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (66.9%), and the number of couples in de facto relationships is about the same as the state and national figures. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lowden, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lowden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lowden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50862/lowden/topic/demographics-identity