4,914 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,254
- 2016: 4,910
- 2021: 4,914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pinjarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pinjarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pinjarra is 43, making the community noticeably older than the same age group across Western Australia and the nation. This town is larger than about 90% of similar areas, with a population of 4,914 people.
4,914
▲ +15.5%
- 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 Pinjarra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Pinjarra | 4,914 |
|---|---|
| 6208, WA | 12,946 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,914, which is larger than about 90% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the typical person in Western Australia or the rest of the country.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.6% of the population, a figure well above the state and national totals. Children under 15 account for 18.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
23.6% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pinjarra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married at 44.2%, while those in de facto relationships make up 11.8%, about the same as the national figure.
4.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pinjarra, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51247/pinjarra/topic/demographics-identity