619 ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 648
- 2016: 641
- 2021: 619
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quairading · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Quairading
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Quairading, where the typical person is 59 years old. This aging profile is striking, with nearly 40% of the 619 residents aged 65 or over.
619
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Quairading — higher than 68% of areas.
| Quairading | 619 |
|---|---|
| 6383, WA | 935 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 59, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. With a population of 619, it is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +18.0%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 39.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.7%.
39.9% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Quairading, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (46.3%), while 13.6% are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the state average.
10.3% ▼ -50.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +79.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quairading, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (24%) and Widowed (12%).
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 Quairading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51268/quairading/topic/demographics-identity