429 ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 566
- 2016: 439
- 2021: 429
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walpole
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Walpole, where the typical resident is 59. This makes the area far older than the national figure of 38, with a population of 429 people.
429
▼ -24.2%
- 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 Walpole — higher than 63% of areas.
| Walpole | 429 |
|---|---|
| 6398, WA | 552 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the Western Australian average.
59 yrs ▲ +22.9%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 36.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is much lower than most areas at just 9.8%.
36.4% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walpole splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population.
2.8% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walpole, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51510/walpole/topic/demographics-identity