Paynes Find · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Paynes Find

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

A typical resident in Paynes Find is 60 years old, making this a far older community than the state and national averages. With only 26 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where over a third of the residents are seniors.

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📍 Paynes Find, Suburb / Locality

Where Paynes Find 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 Paynes Find — lower than 83% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Paynes Find26
6612, WA 162
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest ages seen in similar areas.

26

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 58
  • 2021: 26

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

60 yrs

Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 60 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area has few children, with those under 15 making up only 15.4% of residents.

34.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

15.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Paynes Find splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 27%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.5% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian average. Nearly half of the residents are married.

Marital status

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In Paynes Find, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 6 males; 80–84: 4 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: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 9 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: 3 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 Paynes Find [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51215/paynes-find/topic/demographics-identity