75 ▼ -79.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 361
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tutunup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tutunup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly low number of seniors separates Tutunup from the rest of the country, where only 4% of residents are aged 65 or over. This sparsely populated area has a total of 75 people and is notably younger than most similar places, with a high proportion of children under 15.
75
▼ -79.2%
- 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 Tutunup — lower than 65% of areas.
| Tutunup | 75 |
|---|---|
| 6280, WA | 30,585 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
42 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 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% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is far below the state and national figures.
4.0% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tutunup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.5%. Very few residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.5% ▲ +167.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tutunup, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Tutunup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51474/tutunup/topic/demographics-identity