21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Binnu · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in West Binnu is 64, making it a far older community than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is almost entirely made up of older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West Binnu — lower than 85% of areas.
| West Binnu | 21 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 6,915 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 21 people live in the area, which is smaller than about 85% of similar places. The typical age of 64 is 26 years older than the average for both Western Australia and Australia.
21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 52.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. No children under 15 live here, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
52.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In West Binnu, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 42%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married (81%), while 14.3% have never married. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In West Binnu, Married is the majority at 85%; Never married is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West Binnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51568/west-binnu/topic/demographics-identity