84 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87
- 2021: 84
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spencers Brook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spencers Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Spencers Brook, where the typical resident is 57. This sparsely populated area is far older than the rest of the state and nation, with a total population of 84 people.
84
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- 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 Spencers Brook — lower than 63% of areas.
| Spencers Brook | 84 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | 8,283 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This makes Spencers Brook much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 3.6%.
22.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.6% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Spencers Brook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 15.5% is far above the national figure. In terms of relationships, 42.7% of residents are married, while no one is in a de facto relationship.
15.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spencers Brook, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (22%).
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 Spencers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51398/spencers-brook/topic/demographics-identity