330 ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 591
- 2016: 441
- 2021: 330
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sturt Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sturt Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of people in Sturt Creek are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, making it a culturally distinct area. The population is remarkably young, with a typical resident aged just 25, which is 13 years younger than the national figure.
330
▼ -44.2%
- 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 Sturt Creek — higher than 60% of areas.
| Sturt Creek | 330 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3,149 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Sturt Creek has 330 residents, a population larger than about 62% of similar areas. This community is far younger than the rest of the state and country.
25 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20 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 27% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Very few seniors live here, with those aged 65 and over at only 2.4%, far below the Australian average.
2.4% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.0% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sturt Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Youth (15–24) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence is a defining feature of the area. This is alongside a higher rate of de facto relationships, at 19.8%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
89.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.9%
- 2016: 87.5%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.8% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sturt Creek, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (40%) and Separated (5%).
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 Sturt Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51415/sturt-creek/topic/demographics-identity