188 ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 213
- 2016: 207
- 2021: 188
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Plantations · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Plantations
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a quarter of the 188 people living in South Plantations are children under 15, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area much younger than most similar places, with a typical resident aged 38. It is a community where families are common and seniors are few.
188
▼ -11.7%
- 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 South Plantations — higher than 52% of areas.
| South Plantations | 188 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | 5,259 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 188 people, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, a figure about the same as both Western Australia and the national average.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 25.5% of the population, well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are so few here, with those aged 65 and over making up only 10.6% of the area.
10.6% ▲ +150.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Plantations splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.5%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.6% of the population, a little below the state and national averages.
1.6% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Plantations, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 South Plantations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51382/south-plantations/topic/demographics-identity