44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Varley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Varley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 43% of people in Varley are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This is a sparsely populated area with only 44 residents, where the typical person is far older than the national figure.
44
—
- 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 Varley — lower than 75% of areas.
| Varley | 44 |
|---|---|
| 6355, WA | 441 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 only 13.6% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
18.2% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Varley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.5%, while there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents.
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.
18.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Varley, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Varley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Varley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51488/varley/topic/demographics-identity