12,474 ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,429
- 2016: 12,073
- 2021: 12,474
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Secret Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Secret Harbour
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Secret Harbour is 34, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national average of 38. This is one of the largest areas of its kind with 12,474 people. The population is skewed heavily toward families, with a very high number of children and very few seniors.
12,474
▲ +19.6%
- 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 Secret Harbour — higher than 88% of areas.
| Secret Harbour | 12,474 |
|---|---|
| 6173, WA | 12,474 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has reached 12,474 people, making it one of the largest areas at this level. Residents are much younger than in most other similar areas.
34 yrs ▲ +17.2%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why those aged 65 and over are far below the Australian average at just 6.5%.
6.5% ▲ +94.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Secret Harbour splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds make up 2.1% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. Around 11.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
2.1% ▲ +130.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Secret Harbour, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51337/secret-harbour/topic/demographics-identity