46,676 ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36,394
- 2016: 40,118
- 2021: 46,676
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 46,676 people in Nedlands are married, making it a community where traditional partnerships are very common. The area is growing steadily and has a typical resident age of 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
46,676
▲ +28.3%
- 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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) — lower than 65% of areas.
| Nedlands (North Metropolitan) | 46,676 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 28% since 2011, adding about 10,282 people to the area. It is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are fewer children here than in most areas, with those under 15 making up 15.5% of the population. Meanwhile, the number of people aged 65 and over has risen to 18.9%, which is a little above the national figure.
18.9% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nedlands (North Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 10.4% of the population, a figure slightly below the state and national averages.
0.7% ▲ +93.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nedlands (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/demographics-identity