44,128 —
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 44,128 people in Cottesloe are married. This is a notably older area where the typical resident is 44, which is six years older than the national figure. The population skews heavily toward older adults and seniors, while there are fewer children than in most other areas.
44,128
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- 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 Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) — lower than 69% of areas.
| Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) | 44,128 |
|---|---|
| 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 here is 44 years old, making the population noticeably older than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
44 yrs —
Older than 81% of state electorate areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the state and national averages at 16.4%.
22.3% —
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than in most similar areas. People in de facto relationships are also a little below the national figure at 9.6%.
0.7% —
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% —
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cottesloe (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cottesloe (North Metropolitan)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51804/cottesloe/topic/demographics-identity