35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mettler · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mettler
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mettler is just 34, making this area noticeably younger than most others of its kind. With a small population of only 35 people, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of children.
35
—
- 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 Mettler — lower than 79% of areas.
| Mettler | 35 |
|---|---|
| 6328, WA | 431 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 34 is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38. Mettler is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 40% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while the 11.4% of seniors is well below the state average.
11.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
40.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mettler splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 60.9% of residents are married and 30.4% have never been married. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Mettler, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Mettler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50942/mettler/topic/demographics-identity