214 ▼ -38.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 350
- 2016: 210
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Piesse Brook · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Piesse Brook is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has grown to 214 people, with a profile that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Piesse Brook — higher than 55% of areas.
| Piesse Brook | 214 |
|---|---|
| 6076, WA | 22,308 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. There are 214 people living in the area.
214 ▼ -38.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is skewed toward older adults, who make up 33.6% of the population. Seniors over 65 represent 21% of the community, which is well above the national figure.
21.0% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Piesse Brook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 62.4%, while those in de facto relationships make up only 8.3%, a figure well below the state and national average. Around 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +213.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Piesse Brook, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Piesse Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51240/piesse-brook/topic/demographics-identity