Worsley · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Worsley

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Worsley is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is dominated by older adults and seniors, with no children under 25 living here.

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Where Worsley sits — Total population

39
  • 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 Worsley — lower than 77% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Worsley39
6225, WA 9,164
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Worsley is a small area with only 39 people, making it smaller than about 76% of similar areas.

39

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32
  • 2021: 39

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

60 yrs

Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 60 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.9% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%.

35.9%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 35.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Worsley, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 56%; Seniors (65+) is next at 44%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 14.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the Australian average.

14.8%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Worsley, Married is the majority at 62%; Widowed is next at 14%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 4 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 9 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 6 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Worsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51649/worsley/topic/demographics-identity