579 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 561
- 2016: 570
- 2021: 579
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pickering Brook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pickering Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 69% of similar areas have fewer residents than Pickering Brook, which has a total population of 579 people. The area is notably older than the national average, with the typical resident being 46 years old.
579
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Pickering Brook — higher than 67% of areas.
| Pickering Brook | 579 |
|---|---|
| 6076, WA | 22,308 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, making this area far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. This contributes to the older age profile, though children under 15 still represent 18.5% of the community.
24.0% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pickering Brook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, a little below the national average. Only 8.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most other areas.
0.5% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pickering Brook, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
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 Pickering Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51237/pickering-brook/topic/demographics-identity