549 ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 562
- 2016: 578
- 2021: 549
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Swan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Swan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 549 people living in Upper Swan are married. This is a notably older area where the typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
549
▼ -2.3%
- 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 Upper Swan — higher than 66% of areas.
| Upper Swan | 549 |
|---|---|
| 6069, WA | 46,350 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, making this area far older than both Western Australia and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area is dominated by older residents, with those aged 65 and over making up 31.7% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 12.4%.
31.7% ▲ +68.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upper Swan splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is varied, with 51.8% of people married. Those in de facto relationships make up 7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
2.4% ▲ +121.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Swan, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Upper Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51482/upper-swan/topic/demographics-identity