29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meenaar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meenaar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Meenaar than in other similar areas, at 27.6%. This is a sparsely populated place with only 29 people. The typical resident is 50, making the area far older than both the state and national figures.
29
—
- 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 Meenaar — lower than 82% of areas.
| Meenaar | 29 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | 8,283 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Meenaar is a small community of 29 people. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 or young people under 44 living here. People aged 65 and over make up 10.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Meenaar, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 75%; Seniors (65+) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very prominent here, with 27.6% of residents being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the state's 3.3%. Over half the population is married, while no one is in a de facto relationship.
27.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meenaar, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Separated (23%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Meenaar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Meenaar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50929/meenaar/topic/demographics-identity