60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Siesta Park · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Siesta Park, where the typical resident is 58 years old. This is 20 years older than the national figure, creating a community where seniors and older adults make up more than half of the total population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Siesta Park — lower than 69% of areas.
| Siesta Park | 60 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 30,585 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Siesta Park is a small community of 60 people. The typical resident is 58, which is among the highest ages seen in similar areas.
60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents are common here, with 26.7% aged 65 and over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 5.0% of the population, a figure far below the Western Australian average.
26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Siesta Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.7%), while no one here is in a de facto relationship. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Siesta Park, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Siesta Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51350/siesta-park/topic/demographics-identity