141 ▼ -72.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 513
- 2016: 117
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Picton East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Picton East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Picton East, where the typical resident is 62. This is much higher than the national figure of 38, reflecting a community where nearly half of all people are seniors.
141
▼ -72.5%
- 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 Picton East — lower than 53% of areas.
| Picton East | 141 |
|---|---|
| 6229, WA | 174 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 141 people, which is lower than about half of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
62 yrs ▲ +51.2%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 52 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 make up 48.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.4%.
48.9% ▲ +318.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.4% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Picton East, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost no one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national average. Only 3.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure among the lowest for similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▼ -60.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Picton East, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (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 Picton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51239/picton-east/topic/demographics-identity