759 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 652
- 2016: 727
- 2021: 759
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middleton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Middleton Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population marks the recent trend in Middleton Beach, where the typical resident is now 56. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community dominated by seniors and older adults.
759
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Middleton Beach — higher than 71% of areas.
| Middleton Beach | 759 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 759 people, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 35.4% of the population, a figure far above the Western Australian average of 16.1%. This helps explain why the typical resident is so much older than most, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 12.3%.
35.4% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Middleton Beach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while 9.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the Australian figure. About 1.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, placing the area around the middle for its level.
1.4% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +66.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middleton Beach, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Middleton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50946/middleton-beach/topic/demographics-identity