3,830 ▲ +122.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,721
- 2016: 2,728
- 2021: 3,830
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Madora Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Madora Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live in Madora Bay than in most other Australian areas, making it a notably young community. With a total population of 3,830 people, the area is younger than both the state and national averages.
3,830
▲ +122.5%
- 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 Madora Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Madora Bay | 3,830 |
|---|---|
| 6210, WA | 75,034 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs ▼ -7.7%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 under 15 make up 22.2% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Madora Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average of 3.2%. Most people are married (54.8%), and 12.8% are in a de facto relationship.
2.1% ▲ +136.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Madora Bay, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Madora Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50875/madora-bay/topic/demographics-identity