4,894 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,533
- 2016: 4,905
- 2021: 4,894
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St James · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St James
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population has become the main feature of St James, where the typical resident is just 32 years old. This is six years younger than the typical person across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
4,894
▲ +8.0%
- 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 James — higher than 86% of areas.
| St James | 4,894 |
|---|---|
| 6102, WA | 13,949 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
St James is home to 4,894 people, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas.
32 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very low number of seniors, with people aged 65 and over making up only 9.4% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 17.2%, and children under 15 are also well below the state average at 14.8%.
9.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In St James, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents have never been married, while those in de facto relationships make up 14.0%, which is a little above the national figure. About 2.8% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St James, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51402/st-james/topic/demographics-identity