89 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82
- 2021: 89
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thomson Brook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thomson Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thomson Brook is 56, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 89 people, with a population profile skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
89
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- 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 Thomson Brook — lower than 62% of areas.
| Thomson Brook | 89 |
|---|---|
| 6239, WA | 4,657 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is much higher than most similar areas and is 18 years older than the average person in Western Australia or Australia.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.5%.
30.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Thomson Brook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. While 61.6% are married, people in de facto relationships are far below the state average at 0.0%.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thomson Brook, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Thomson Brook
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Thomson Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51447/thomson-brook/topic/demographics-identity