1,890 ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,682
- 2016: 1,757
- 2021: 1,890
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mira Mar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mira Mar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mira Mar is far older than the national average, with a typical age of 46. This older profile is most evident in the high number of seniors, who make up nearly a quarter of the population.
1,890
▲ +12.4%
- 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 Mira Mar — higher than 78% of areas.
| Mira Mar | 1,890 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | 38,042 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mira Mar has 1,890 people, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Western Australia and Australia, with a typical age 8 years higher than the national figure.
46 yrs ▲ +15.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift towards an older population is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, at 15.2%.
24.3% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mira Mar splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the area, which is a little above the Australian average. About 3.4% of the population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure about the same as the state and national totals.
3.4% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mira Mar, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mira Mar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50969/mira-mar/topic/demographics-identity