394 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 346
- 2016: 424
- 2021: 394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Monjingup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Monjingup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than 65% of similar areas defines Monjingup, where residents are noticeably older than the national average. The typical person here is 45, though the area also has a strong presence of children.
394
▲ +13.9%
- 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 Monjingup — higher than 62% of areas.
| Monjingup | 394 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | 13,159 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 394 people living here, the community is larger than most similar areas. The typical resident is 45, which is 7 years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This helps explain why the area is younger in some ways, even though seniors over 65 are a little less common here than in the rest of the state.
14.7% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Monjingup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 54%, while 15.0% are in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure. About 2.5% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, similar to the state and national proportions.
2.5% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Monjingup, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Monjingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50980/monjingup/topic/demographics-identity