8,918 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,328
- 2016: 7,654
- 2021: 8,918
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Margaret River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Margaret River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably high number of children under 15 makes Margaret River stand out from the national average. This is one of the largest areas of its kind with 8,918 people, where the typical resident is 39 years old.
8,918
▲ +40.9%
- 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 Margaret River — higher than 87% of areas.
| Margaret River | 8,918 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | 10,633 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 8,918, which is among the largest for areas at this level. Most residents are slightly older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are only 13.9%, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
13.9% ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Margaret River splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national rate at 17.4%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.6% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Margaret River, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50903/margaret-river/topic/demographics-identity