100 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80
- 2021: 100
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunnyside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children define daily life in Sunnyside, where 23% of the 100 residents are under 15. This is a notably young community compared to the national average, with a much smaller proportion of seniors than seen in most other areas.
100
—
- 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 Sunnyside — lower than 59% of areas.
| Sunnyside | 100 |
|---|---|
| 6256, WA | 434 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Sunnyside is 41, making the area noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for only 11%, a figure well below the state average of 16.1%.
11.0% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunnyside splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 16.9% compared to the national 11.5%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunnyside, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunnyside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51418/sunnyside/topic/demographics-identity