127 ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 129
- 2016: 179
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willare · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willare
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly young population defines Willare, where the typical resident is only 32 years old. This is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. The area is sparsely populated, with just 127 people living across its vast landscape.
127
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Willare — lower than 55% of areas.
| Willare | 127 |
|---|---|
| 6728, WA | 5,365 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Willare is a small community of 127 people. Its residents are among the youngest in similar areas, sitting six years below the typical age for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
32 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 26% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the area's youth, as seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here at only 3.1%.
3.1% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.0% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Willare, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 69.3% of the population, far above the state average of 3.3%. Relationships here also differ from the norm, with 24% of people in de facto partnerships, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
69.3% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.0% ▼ -52.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willare, Never married is the majority at 61%; Married is next at 27%.
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 Willare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51611/willare/topic/demographics-identity