7,184 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6,998
- 2016: 7,192
- 2021: 7,184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Collie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Collie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 23% of people in Collie are seniors, making it much older than the state and national figures. The town has a population of 7,184 and has grown slightly since 2011. This aging trend is clear, as the typical resident is now 43 years old.
7,184
▲ +2.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Collie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Collie | 7,184 |
|---|---|
| 6225, WA | 9,164 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Collie is larger than about 90% of similar areas, with its population growing by 2.7% to reach 7,184 people. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
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 23.0% of the population, a figure that rose by 8.1 points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.1%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
23.0% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Collie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 14.5% of couples.
5.0% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Collie, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514001/collie/topic/demographics-identity