11,340 ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,511
- 2016: 10,148
- 2021: 11,340
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Success · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Success
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Success is just 34 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national average. With a population of 11,340, it is one of the largest areas of its kind and is shaped by a very high proportion of young families.
11,340
▲ +33.2%
- 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 Success — higher than 88% of areas.
| Success | 11,340 |
|---|---|
| 6164, WA | 66,124 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the largest at this level, with a typical age of 34 that is noticeably younger than the 38 years seen across Australia and Western Australia.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 22.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are so few seniors here, as those aged 65 and over represent just 8.3%, far below the 17.2% national average.
8.3% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Success, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married (50.4%) or have never married (36.6%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.3%, about the same as the state and national figures.
1.7% ▲ +70.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Success, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Success [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51417/success/topic/demographics-identity