7,867 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,419
- 2016: 7,520
- 2021: 7,867
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mindarie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mindarie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Mindarie is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, where the typical resident is 45. This makes the community noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38.
7,867
▲ +6.0%
- 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 Mindarie — higher than 87% of areas.
| Mindarie | 7,867 |
|---|---|
| 6030, WA | 40,841 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 7,867 people, making it one of the largest areas at this level.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 35%. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 is 15.9%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 19%.
16.1% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mindarie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (17%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 58.4%, while those in de facto relationships make up 7.5%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.7%, a little below the state average.
0.7% ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mindarie, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Mindarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50960/mindarie/topic/demographics-identity