10,944 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,096
- 2016: 10,034
- 2021: 10,944
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spearwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spearwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in Spearwood, where 43.1% of residents have this status. The area has a population of 10,944 and is generally older than the state and national averages. This is most visible in the high number of seniors living here.
10,944
▲ +20.3%
- 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 Spearwood — higher than 87% of areas.
| Spearwood | 10,944 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 54,704 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Spearwood is 41 years old. This is noticeably older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country, who are both 38.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is older, while children under 15 are well below the state average at 15.3%.
21.1% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Spearwood splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. People in de facto relationships make up 12.2% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
2.1% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spearwood, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spearwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51396/spearwood/topic/demographics-identity