13 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15
- 2021: 13
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Purnululu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Purnululu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 13 people live in Purnululu, making it a very sparsely populated area. The few residents here are a little younger than those in the rest of the state and the country.
13
—
- 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 Purnululu — lower than 91% of areas.
| Purnululu | 13 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3,149 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas. Purnululu is smaller than about 89% of other areas at this level.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 69%, ahead of Young adults (25–44) (31%).
Age structure
View on map →In Purnululu, Children (0–14) is the majority at 53%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 38%, ahead of Never married (38%).
Marital status
View on map →Purnululu splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).
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 Purnululu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51267/purnululu/topic/demographics-identity