Palmdale · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Palmdale

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

A little younger than the state and national figures, Palmdale is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 37. With only 18 people living here, it is smaller than about 86% of similar areas.

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📍 Palmdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Palmdale sits — Total population

18
  • 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 Palmdale — lower than 87% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Palmdale18
6328, WA 431
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the Western Australian and national figure of 38. Only 18 people live in the area.

18

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23
  • 2021: 18

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

37 yrs

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36 yrs
  • 2021: 37 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 28%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (28%).

Age structure

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Palmdale splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Never married at 53%, ahead of Married (40%).

Marital status

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In Palmdale, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 43%.

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: 4 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 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: 3 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 Palmdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51195/palmdale/topic/demographics-identity