518 ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 385
- 2016: 466
- 2021: 518
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peppermint Grove Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peppermint Grove Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Peppermint Grove Beach are married, making it a community defined by established households. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49. It is a small coastal pocket with a population of 518 people.
518
▲ +34.5%
- 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 Peppermint Grove Beach — higher than 65% of areas.
| Peppermint Grove Beach | 518 |
|---|---|
| 6271, WA | 3,461 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the typical resident in Western Australia or across the country. This population of 518 is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest age group at 36.1%. Seniors over 65 account for 19.3% of the population, which is well above the state figure.
19.3% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Peppermint Grove Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 16.4%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
0.8% ▼ -75.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peppermint Grove Beach, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Peppermint Grove Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51226/peppermint-grove-beach/topic/demographics-identity