1,133 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,080
- 2016: 1,240
- 2021: 1,133
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St George Ranges · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St George Ranges
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population defines daily life in St George Ranges, where the typical resident is only 25 years old. This area is far younger than both the state and national averages, with a strong presence of children and young adults. The community is also overwhelmingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
1,133
▲ +4.9%
- 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 St George Ranges — higher than 74% of areas.
| St George Ranges | 1,133 |
|---|---|
| 6728, WA | 5,365 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,133 residents, St George Ranges is larger than about 75% of similar areas. It is an exceptionally young place, with a typical age that is 13 years younger than the Western Australian and national figures.
25 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 28.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain the very young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are rare at just 4.1%.
4.1% ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →St George Ranges splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 92.6% of the community, which is far above the state and national averages. Around 42.3% of residents have never been married, and those in de facto relationships are slightly fewer than in most other areas.
92.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.3%
- 2016: 90.8%
- 2021: 92.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →St George Ranges splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (42%), with Separated at 6%.
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 St George Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51401/st-george-ranges/topic/demographics-identity