32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Kalgoorlie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Kalgoorlie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer people live here than in about 79% of similar areas, making West Kalgoorlie a sparsely populated place. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
32
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- 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 West Kalgoorlie — lower than 80% of areas.
| West Kalgoorlie | 32 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 21,920 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 32 people live in this area. The typical resident's age is 45, which is 7 years older than the national figure.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both well below state and national levels. Young and older adults make up half the population, while no one aged 15 to 24 lives here.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Kalgoorlie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state figure. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 62.5% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In West Kalgoorlie, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for West Kalgoorlie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West Kalgoorlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51576/west-kalgoorlie/topic/demographics-identity