953 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 853
- 2016: 850
- 2021: 953
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Milpara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Milpara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Milpara than in most similar areas, contributing to a typical resident age of 47. This makes the community far older than the national average. With 953 people, it is larger than about 74% of areas at this level.
953
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Milpara — higher than 73% of areas.
| Milpara | 953 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the typical age of 38 found across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. While children under 15 account for 18.9%, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
27.4% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Milpara splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Most of the community is married, at 57.0%, while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
2.4% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Milpara, Married is the majority at 58%; 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 Milpara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50957/milpara/topic/demographics-identity