4,368 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,847
- 2016: 4,100
- 2021: 4,368
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shoalwater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shoalwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Shoalwater is 49, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. This shift toward an older population is a defining feature of the area, where seniors make up over a quarter of the community.
4,368
▲ +13.5%
- 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 Shoalwater — higher than 86% of areas.
| Shoalwater | 4,368 |
|---|---|
| 6169, WA | 35,317 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Shoalwater is home to 4,368 people, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national average, with a typical age of 49.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at only 14.4%.
27.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Shoalwater splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. De facto relationships are common here at 11.9%, which is about the same as the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shoalwater, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Shoalwater
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51348/shoalwater/topic/demographics-identity