Nannup · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Nannup

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Nannup is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap defines the local population, where seniors make up over a third of the community. With 959 people, the area is larger than about 74% of similar places.

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Where Nannup sits — Total population

959 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Nannup — higher than 73% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Nannup959
6275, WA 1,506
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 57, making the population far older than both the state and national average by 19 years.

959 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 992
  • 2016: 936
  • 2021: 959

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

57 yrs ▲ +18.8%

Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 48 yrs
  • 2016: 52 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 34.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, representing only 11.3% of residents.

34.8% ▲ +80.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 34.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

11.3% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.0%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Nannup splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 3% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in the rest of Australia.

3.0% ▲ +646.9%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.4%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

14.8% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Nannup, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 26%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 13 males; 85+: 19 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 17 males; 80–84: 11 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 34 males; 75–79: 39 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 48 males; 70–74: 50 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 65 males; 65–69: 48 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 37 males; 60–64: 59 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 44 males; 55–59: 43 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 36 males; 50–54: 27 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 29 males; 45–49: 32 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 31 males; 40–44: 22 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 17 males; 35–39: 26 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 18 males; 30–34: 16 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 11 males; 25–29: 8 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 10 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 29 males; 15–19: 16 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 19 males; 10–14: 30 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 20 males; 5–9: 15 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 17 males; 0–4: 11 females

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 Nannup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51083/nannup/topic/demographics-identity