Minilya · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Minilya

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Zero children and seniors live in Minilya, creating a very unusual age gap. This sparsely populated area has just 20 people, and the typical resident is 45, making them noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Minilya, Suburb / Locality

Where Minilya sits — Total population

20
  • 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 Minilya — lower than 86% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Minilya20
6701, WA 5,259
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With only 20 people, Minilya is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, which is seven years older than the usual person in Western Australia or across the country.

20

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19
  • 2021: 20

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 45 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The population is almost entirely adults, with 55% being older adults and 25% youth. This explains why the number of children and seniors is 0.0%, which is far below the state and national figures.

Age structure

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In Minilya, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 69%; Youth (15–24) is next at 31%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in this area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well below the national figure of 3.2% and the state figure of 3.3%.

Marital status

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In Minilya, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Divorced (29%) and Never married (21%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Minilya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50965/minilya/topic/demographics-identity