71 ▼ -80.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 361
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 71
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peaceful Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peaceful Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks Peaceful Bay, where the typical resident is 62. This small area is now home to 71 people, with nearly half the population being seniors.
71
▼ -80.3%
- 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 Peaceful Bay — lower than 66% of areas.
| Peaceful Bay | 71 |
|---|---|
| 6333, WA | 6,310 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest ages for any similar area.
62 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 46.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.3%.
46.5% ▲ +112.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.3% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Peaceful Bay, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married (53.8%), while 26.2% have never been married. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peaceful Bay, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Peaceful Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51217/peaceful-bay/topic/demographics-identity