1,042 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 710
- 2016: 914
- 2021: 1,042
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pink Lake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pink Lake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,042 people living in Pink Lake are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. The population is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 43.
1,042
▲ +46.8%
- 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 Pink Lake — higher than 73% of areas.
| Pink Lake | 1,042 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | 13,159 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,042 is larger than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of Western Australia and the wider nation.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 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.
Families with children are common, as those under 15 make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.0%, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
16.0% ▲ +106.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pink Lake, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the state and national figures at 17.2%. About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pink Lake, Married is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pink Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51248/pink-lake/topic/demographics-identity