996 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 914
- 2016: 948
- 2021: 996
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Williams · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Williams
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents mark the population of Williams, where the typical person is 41. This is 3 years older than the state and national figures. The area has a total population of 996 people.
996
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Williams — higher than 73% of areas.
| Williams | 996 |
|---|---|
| 6391, WA | 1,040 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 41, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and Australian figures of 38 years.
41 yrs ▼ -4.7%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 19.8%, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than the state average.
19.8% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Williams splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.6%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.8% ▲ +450.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Williams, Married is the majority at 59%; Never 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 Williams [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51614/williams/topic/demographics-identity