4,021 ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,010
- 2016: 3,752
- 2021: 4,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Singleton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Singleton, where the typical resident is only 35. This community of 4,021 people is noticeably younger than both the state and national figures, which both sit at 38.
4,021
▲ +33.6%
- 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 Singleton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Singleton | 4,021 |
|---|---|
| 6175, WA | 4,021 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,021 residents, Singleton is larger than about 88% of areas at this level. The typical person living here is 35, making the area noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national averages.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over account for just 10.0% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Singleton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the population are married, while those in de facto relationships (13.6%) are a little more common here than across Australia. About 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
2.4% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Singleton, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51354/singleton/topic/demographics-identity