140 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 129
- 2021: 140
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Munglinup · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 140 people in Munglinup are married, making it a community defined by stable family ties. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure. While the population is small, it has a much higher proportion of First Nations people than most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Munglinup — lower than 53% of areas.
| Munglinup | 140 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | 13,159 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Munglinup is a small community of 140 people. The typical resident is 43, making the population noticeably older than both Western Australia and the rest of the country by five years.
140 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 7.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 17.2%. This is a rarity for the area, as older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 33.6%.
7.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Munglinup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 6.4% of the population, a figure well above the national and state averages. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.6%.
6.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Munglinup, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Munglinup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51059/munglinup/topic/demographics-identity