Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Demographics & Identity in Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)

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

A growing population of 45,594 people now calls Burns Beach home, with a shift towards a younger age profile. The area is notably younger than the national average, driven by a high number of children and very few seniors.

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📍 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) sits — Total population

45,594 —
  • 1–2: 3 areas
  • 2–2: 0 areas
  • 2–4: 0 areas
  • 4–5: 0 areas
  • 5–8: 0 areas
  • 8–13: 2 areas
  • 13–19: 1 area
  • 19–29: 0 areas
  • 29–44: 1 area
  • 44–68: 0 areas
  • 68–103: 1 area
  • 103–158: 0 areas
  • 158–240: 1 area
  • 240–366: 1 area
  • 366–559: 1 area
  • 559–852: 1 area
  • 852–1,299: 0 areas
  • 1,299–1,980: 1 area
  • 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
  • 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
  • 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
  • 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
  • 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
  • 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
  • 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
  • 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
  • 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
  • 88,095–134,306: 43 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) — lower than 67% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Burns Beach (North Metropolitan)45,594
Greater Perth 2,116,647
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 37, making Burns Beach a little younger than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

37 yrs —

Younger than 64% of state electorate areas.

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 19.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why the number of seniors is well below the national figure, at just 11.3%.

Age structure

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Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. More than half of the population is married.

Marital status

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In Burns Beach (North Metropolitan), Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 183 males; 85+: 267 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 267 males; 80–84: 319 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 416 males; 75–79: 491 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 689 males; 70–74: 742 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 887 males; 65–69: 914 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 1,293 males; 60–64: 1,256 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 1,701 males; 55–59: 1,734 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 1,864 males; 50–54: 1,960 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 1,630 males; 45–49: 1,861 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 1,429 males; 40–44: 1,582 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 1,456 males; 35–39: 1,542 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 1,367 males; 30–34: 1,521 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 1,407 males; 25–29: 1,355 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 1,623 males; 20–24: 1,566 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 1,690 males; 15–19: 1,592 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 1,789 males; 10–14: 1,526 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 1,561 males; 5–9: 1,481 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 1,340 males; 0–4: 1,299 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 Burns Beach (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51004/burns-beach/topic/demographics-identity