17 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 17
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meda is just 32 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in its class. This sparsely populated place has a small community of only 17 people.
17
—
- 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 Meda — lower than 88% of areas.
| Meda | 17 |
|---|---|
| 6728, WA | 5,365 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is much younger than the state and national figure of 38. With only 17 residents, Meda is smaller than about 87% of similar areas.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Youth (15–24) at 41%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (24%).
Age structure
View on map →In Meda, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 53%, ahead of Divorced (24%).
Marital status
View on map →In Meda, Married is the majority at 56%; Divorced is next at 25%.
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 Meda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50924/meda/topic/demographics-identity