20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maya · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maya is 59 years old, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This sparsely populated place has just 20 people and is far older than the national figure.
20
—
- 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 Maya — lower than 86% of areas.
| Maya | 20 |
|---|---|
| 6614, WA | 20 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small at just 20 people, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 59.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over make up 15% of the population, slightly below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
15.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maya, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 57%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15% of the population. This is far above the national average of 3.2% and among the highest figures for similar areas.
15.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Maya
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50915/maya/topic/demographics-identity