232 ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 377
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middlesex · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Middlesex
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Middlesex is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This community of 232 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
232
▼ -38.5%
- 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 Middlesex — higher than 57% of areas.
| Middlesex | 232 |
|---|---|
| 6258, WA | 6,483 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 28% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 12.1%.
28.0% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Middlesex, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here at 17% compared to 11.5% nationally. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +89.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middlesex, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Middlesex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50945/middlesex/topic/demographics-identity