232 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 265
- 2016: 236
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meckering · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meckering
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Meckering, where the typical resident is 45. With 232 people living here, it is larger than over half the similar areas in the region, but it has a high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
232
▼ -12.5%
- 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 Meckering — higher than 57% of areas.
| Meckering | 232 |
|---|---|
| 6405, WA | 338 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 25.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This older age profile is balanced by a higher than usual number of children under 15, who account for 20.3% of residents.
25.4% ▲ +160.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meckering splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 18.4%. About 1.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national rates.
1.7% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meckering, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Meckering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50923/meckering/topic/demographics-identity