2,913 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,677
- 2016: 2,847
- 2021: 2,913
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salter Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salter Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Salter Point are married, reflecting a mature community. The area has a population of 2,913 and is notably older than the national average, with a high proportion of seniors living here.
2,913
▲ +8.8%
- 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 Salter Point — higher than 83% of areas.
| Salter Point | 2,913 |
|---|---|
| 6152, WA | 26,227 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or across Australia, where the figure is 38.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is lower than most areas at 15.6%.
26.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salter Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 5.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 12.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population.
1.6% ▲ +101.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salter Point, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Salter Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51321/salter-point/topic/demographics-identity