Redgate · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Redgate

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Redgate is now 53, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place of 98 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and older adults.

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Where Redgate sits — Total population

98
  • 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 Redgate — lower than 59% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Redgate98
6286, WA 841
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the typical age of 38 seen across Australia and Western Australia.

98

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 84
  • 2021: 98

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 53 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 22.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 14.3%.

22.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Redgate, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national average. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up only 4.8% of the population, much lower than most other areas.

4.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Redgate, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 30%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 8 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 9 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 7 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 9 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Redgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51288/redgate/topic/demographics-identity