258 ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 258
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mingenew · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mingenew
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population marks Mingenew, where the typical resident is 56 years old. This is far older than the state and national figures of 38. With a population of 258 people, the area has a high proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
258
▼ -6.2%
- 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 Mingenew — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mingenew | 258 |
|---|---|
| 6522, WA | 407 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Mingenew is 56, which is far older than the Western Australian average of 38. This puts the area's age much higher than most similar places.
56 yrs ▲ +40.0%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 aged 65 and over make up 29.1% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.4%, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
29.1% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mingenew splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.0% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national average. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 20.1%.
7.0% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mingenew, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50963/mingenew/topic/demographics-identity