929 ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 817
- 2016: 874
- 2021: 929
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pelican Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 15 years separates the typical Pelican Point resident from the state and national average. This is a mature community of 929 people where the usual resident is 53 years old. The area is notably older than most similar places, with a high proportion of seniors and far fewer children than usual.
929
▲ +13.7%
- 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 Pelican Point — higher than 72% of areas.
| Pelican Point | 929 |
|---|---|
| 6230, WA | 44,972 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38. Pelican Point is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +17.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 29.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.3%.
29.5% ▲ +120.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pelican Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 65.4%, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.4%, which is well below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.4% of the population, slightly below the state and national averages.
1.4% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +72.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pelican Point, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51223/pelican-point/topic/demographics-identity