459 ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 655
- 2016: 532
- 2021: 459
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morawa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Morawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the 459 people in Morawa are seniors, making it a place with a very high proportion of older residents. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is paired with a much higher share of children and Indigenous residents than most similar areas.
459
▼ -29.9%
- 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 Morawa — higher than 63% of areas.
| Morawa | 459 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 575 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Morawa has a population of 459 people, which is larger than about 66% of areas at this level.
45 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 area has a far higher proportion of seniors than the rest of the state, with 29.2% aged 65 and over. At the same time, children under 15 make up 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure.
29.2% ▲ +110.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Morawa, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 10.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in other areas, at 18.2%.
10.9% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Morawa splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50993/morawa/topic/demographics-identity