42,755 —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dawesville (South West) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Dawesville (South West)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than average defines daily life in Dawesville (South West), where the typical resident is 48. This age gap is most striking among seniors, who make up a huge 28% of the community. It is a place where older adults are much more common than in the rest of the state.
42,755
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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 Dawesville (South West) — lower than 72% of areas.
| Dawesville (South West) | 42,755 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Dawesville is 48, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38. The total population is 42,755, making it smaller than about 71% of similar areas.
48 yrs —
Older than 94% 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 28% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas, accounting for only 16.3% of residents.
28.0% —
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (52.4%), while those in de facto relationships make up 11.7%, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 2.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.2% —
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% —
Lower than 57% 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 Dawesville (South West), Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dawesville (South West)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dawesville (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52006/dawesville/topic/demographics-identity