North Stirlings · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in North Stirlings

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

Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group in North Stirlings, where the typical resident is just 29. This makes the area far younger than the national figure of 38. With only 26 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area.

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Where North Stirlings sits — Total population

26
  • 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 North Stirlings — lower than 83% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
North Stirlings26
6338, WA 730
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 29, which is far younger than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country. This age is among the lowest seen in similar areas.

26

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27
  • 2021: 26

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

29 yrs

Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32 yrs
  • 2021: 29 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.4%, a rate a little below the Australian average.

15.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

23.1%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.7%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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North Stirlings splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well below both the state and national figures.

Marital status

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In North Stirlings, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Widowed (22%) and Separated (17%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 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 North Stirlings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51149/north-stirlings/topic/demographics-identity