1,558 ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,210
- 2016: 1,466
- 2021: 1,558
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunset Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunset Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Sunset Beach, where the typical resident is 37. With 1,558 people, it is larger than about 78% of comparable places and has a high proportion of children.
1,558
▲ +28.8%
- 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 Sunset Beach — higher than 76% of areas.
| Sunset Beach | 1,558 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
37 yrs ▼ -5.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most others, while those aged 65 and over are lower than most areas at 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunset Beach splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 7.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Additionally, the 18.3% of people in de facto relationships is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
7.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunset Beach, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) 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 Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51419/sunset-beach/topic/demographics-identity