603 ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 539
- 2016: 581
- 2021: 603
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parklands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parklands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Parklands is 45, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The community has a population of 603 people and is larger than about 69% of similar areas. This is a mature neighborhood where over half of the residents are adults aged 45 or older.
603
▲ +11.9%
- 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 Parklands — higher than 67% of areas.
| Parklands | 603 |
|---|---|
| 6180, WA | 6,777 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45 years old, which is seven years older than the typical resident in Western Australia or the rest of the country.
45 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 19.4% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%. Children under 15 account for 18.2% of the community, a rate about the same as the national average.
19.4% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Parklands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, with 59% of residents being married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 8.3%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.7% of the population, slightly below the state and national levels.
1.7% ▲ +122.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Parklands, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Parklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51208/parklands/topic/demographics-identity