273 ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 205
- 2016: 339
- 2021: 273
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Plumridge Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Plumridge Lakes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Plumridge Lakes are young adults aged 25 to 44. This is a small area of 273 residents where the typical person is 35, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national figure of 38.
273
▲ +33.2%
- 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 Plumridge Lakes — higher than 58% of areas.
| Plumridge Lakes | 273 |
|---|---|
| 6431, WA | 935 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 273 people, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in the rest of Western Australia and across the country.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children and seniors; only 4.8% are under 15 and 1.5% are aged 65 and over. These figures are far below the state and national averages.
1.5% ▼ -85.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.8% ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Plumridge Lakes, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also common here, at 23.5%, a rate among the highest for similar areas.
20.1% ▼ -75.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.5% ▲ +255.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Plumridge Lakes, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 38%.
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 Plumridge Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51253/plumridge-lakes/topic/demographics-identity