366 ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 409
- 2016: 382
- 2021: 366
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mueller Ranges · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mueller Ranges
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far younger and more culturally distinct than most similar areas, Mueller Ranges has a typical resident aged just 27. This sparsely populated region is defined by a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a notably young population.
366
▼ -10.5%
- 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 Mueller Ranges — higher than 61% of areas.
| Mueller Ranges | 366 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3,149 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 366 residents, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical person here is 27, making the population far younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
27 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the Australian average at just 6.6%.
6.6% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mueller Ranges, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 84.4% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. De facto relationships are also much more common here than elsewhere, accounting for 27.8% of residents.
84.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.9%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.8% ▲ +96.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mueller Ranges, Never married is the majority at 74%; Married is next at 20%.
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 Mueller Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51042/mueller-ranges/topic/demographics-identity