2,067 ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,105
- 2016: 1,972
- 2021: 2,067
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Richon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Richon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Mount Richon are married, marking it as a community with a very mature population. The typical resident is 50 years old, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. This trend is driven by a high proportion of seniors and older adults.
2,067
▼ -1.8%
- 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 Mount Richon — higher than 79% of areas.
| Mount Richon | 2,067 |
|---|---|
| 6112, WA | 70,564 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Richon is home to 2,067 people, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the Western Australian and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. This contributes to a smaller number of children under 15, who make up only 14.4% of the area.
27.0% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Richon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Around 11.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, which also sits close to the national average.
2.4% ▲ +193.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Richon, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Mount Richon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51031/mount-richon/topic/demographics-identity