2,691 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,675
- 2016: 2,592
- 2021: 2,691
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Menora · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Menora
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Menora is a community where the typical resident is 57. This creates a distinctive profile where seniors make up a huge portion of the 2,691 people living here.
2,691
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Menora — higher than 82% of areas.
| Menora | 2,691 |
|---|---|
| 6050, WA | 15,770 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 41% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national level at just 12.7%.
41.0% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Menora, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the state and national figures at 5.9%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.7% of the population, which is a little below the national average.
0.7% ▲ +231.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Menora, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (23%) and Widowed (17%).
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 Menora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50933/menora/topic/demographics-identity