529 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 496
- 2016: 455
- 2021: 529
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scotsdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scotsdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Scotsdale is now 52, making the area far older than the national figure. This ageing trend is clear in the population, where seniors make up nearly a third of the community.
529
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Scotsdale — higher than 65% of areas.
| Scotsdale | 529 |
|---|---|
| 6333, WA | 6,310 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 529 people, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than those in the state or nation, at 52 years old.
52 yrs ▲ +4.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 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 30.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. While 19.7% of the community are children under 15, older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.6%.
30.4% ▲ +100.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scotsdale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (63.2%), while those in de facto relationships are a little more common than in the rest of Australia. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below state and national levels.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scotsdale, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Scotsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51332/scotsdale/topic/demographics-identity