344 ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 399
- 2016: 353
- 2021: 344
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myalup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myalup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Myalup is 51 years old, making it far older than both the state and national figures. This gap is driven by a high number of seniors and a small population of children. The area has 344 residents in total.
344
▼ -13.8%
- 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 Myalup — higher than 60% of areas.
| Myalup | 344 |
|---|---|
| 6220, WA | 4,346 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is 13 years older than the usual person in Western Australia or across the country. Myalup is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 26.5% of the population, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.9%.
26.5% ▲ +78.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Myalup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.9% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population is married, while 13.6% are in a de facto relationship.
2.9% ▲ +93.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myalup, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Myalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51067/myalup/topic/demographics-identity