208 ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 266
- 2016: 180
- 2021: 208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Popanyinning · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Popanyinning
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Popanyinning, where the typical person is 52. This age gap is striking, as the local typical age is 14 years higher than both the Western Australian and national figures.
208
▼ -21.8%
- 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 Popanyinning — higher than 54% of areas.
| Popanyinning | 208 |
|---|---|
| 6309, WA | 292 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 208 people, which is larger than about 55% of similar areas. The community is far older than the state and national average of 38 years.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 30.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages at 12.5%.
30.8% ▲ +103.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Popanyinning splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. About 49.2% of residents are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average.
4.8% ▲ +112.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Popanyinning, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (8%).
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 Popanyinning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51255/popanyinning/topic/demographics-identity