9,547 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,946
- 2016: 9,464
- 2021: 9,547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tapping · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tapping
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Tapping, where the typical resident is just 35. This makes the community noticeably younger than the state and national average of 38 years. With 9,547 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
9,547
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Tapping — higher than 87% of areas.
| Tapping | 9,547 |
|---|---|
| 6065, WA | 68,443 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38 years.
35 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as those aged 65 and over are much fewer here than in most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +101.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tapping splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.9% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average of 3.3%. Most people are married (55.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.6%, a little below the state figure.
0.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tapping, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tapping
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tapping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51435/tapping/topic/demographics-identity