McAlinden · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in McAlinden

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far higher share of children under 15 live in McAlinden than in the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area has only 70 residents, with a typical age of 40 years.

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📍 McAlinden, Suburb / Locality

Where McAlinden sits — Total population

70
  • 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 McAlinden — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
McAlinden70
6225, WA 9,164
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 70 people, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas. Residents are a little older than the state and national typical age of 38.

70

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 62
  • 2021: 70

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

40 yrs

Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 40 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 30% of the population, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 19%. People aged 65 and over account for 18.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 17.2%.

18.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 18.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

30.0%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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McAlinden splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, which is a little below the state figure of 12.2%.

9.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In McAlinden, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 6 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 6 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 7 males; 5–9: 7 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 McAlinden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50918/mcalinden/topic/demographics-identity