97 ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 248
- 2016: 108
- 2021: 97
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Muradup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Muradup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Muradup is far older than in most other areas. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 97 people, with a population that is much older than the national figure.
97
▼ -60.9%
- 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 Muradup — lower than 60% of areas.
| Muradup | 97 |
|---|---|
| 6394, WA | 477 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 57, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or across Australia, where the average age is 38.
57 yrs ▲ +35.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 32% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain the older age structure, as older adults and seniors together account for over 65% of the people living here.
32.0% ▲ +101.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Muradup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, at 73.4%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.7%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Muradup, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Muradup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51062/muradup/topic/demographics-identity