47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67
- 2021: 47
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Old Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Old Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 47 people live in Old Plains, making it smaller than about 73% of similar areas. The community is noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38, with a typical resident here being 45.
47
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- 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 Old Plains — lower than 73% of areas.
| Old Plains | 47 |
|---|---|
| 6569, WA | 270 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 47 people. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the figure for both Western Australia and Australia.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 only 10.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over are also well below the state average at 12.8%.
12.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Old Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Youth (15–24) (16%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national rate of 3.2%. There are no people in de facto relationships, while 61.5% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Old Plains, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 38%.
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 Old Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51178/old-plains/topic/demographics-identity