487 ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 350
- 2021: 487
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marbelup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marbelup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live here than in most similar areas, making Marbelup a notably young place. The population has 487 people, with a typical resident aged 39, which is just slightly older than the national figure.
487
▲ +77.1%
- 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 Marbelup — higher than 64% of areas.
| Marbelup | 487 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Marbelup is larger than about 67% of similar areas, with a total population of 487 people.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 24.6% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 19%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, as those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 11.7%.
11.7% ▲ +166.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marbelup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.9%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.2% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +106.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marbelup, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Marbelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50898/marbelup/topic/demographics-identity