76 ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 111
- 2016: 108
- 2021: 76
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minyirr · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minyirr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Four out of ten people in Minyirr are young adults aged 25 to 44. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 43, making it noticeably older than the national figure. It is a small community of 76 people where a significant number of residents are seniors.
76
▼ -31.5%
- 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 Minyirr — lower than 65% of areas.
| Minyirr | 76 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 11,236 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -4.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 9.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the state and national averages at 21.1%.
21.1% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▲ —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Minyirr, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 30.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 5.3%, a little above the national average.
5.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minyirr, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 32%.
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 Minyirr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50968/minyirr/topic/demographics-identity