774 ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 781
- 2016: 785
- 2021: 774
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morgantown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Morgantown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one in five people in Morgantown identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. This small community of 774 residents has a balanced age profile, with the typical resident being 38 years old.
774
▼ -0.9%
- 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 Morgantown — higher than 72% of areas.
| Morgantown | 774 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 5,259 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Morgantown's population of 774 is larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19% of the population, which is higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up 14.3% of the community, a figure slightly below both the state and national levels.
14.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Morgantown splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19.5% of the population, which is far above the 3.2% national figure. Relationships are also distinct here, with 15.5% of people in de facto partnerships, well above the national average of 11.5%.
19.5% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Morgantown, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Morgantown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50997/morgantown/topic/demographics-identity