2,219 ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,207
- 2016: 2,052
- 2021: 2,219
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drummond Cove · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Drummond Cove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Drummond Cove is now five years younger than they were in 2011. The area is now noticeably younger than the national figure, with the usual resident aged 32 and a high proportion of children under 15.
2,219
▲ +0.5%
- 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 Drummond Cove — higher than 73% of areas.
| Drummond Cove | 2,219 |
|---|---|
| 6532, WA | 6,915 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Drummond Cove has a population of 2,219 people, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. This total has barely changed since 2011.
32 yrs ▼ -13.5%
Younger than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
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 25.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, as people aged 65 and over make up only 9.9% of the community, which is well below the Western Australian figure.
9.9% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drummond Cove splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure and has risen 4.5 percentage points since 2011. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.1%.
6.5% ▲ +227.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drummond Cove, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Drummond Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515012/drummond-cove/topic/demographics-identity