1,600 ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,277
- 2016: 1,425
- 2021: 1,600
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jurien Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Jurien Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population increase of 25% since 2011 has seen Jurien Bay become significantly older. The typical resident is now 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is led by a growing number of seniors and a shrinking proportion of children.
1,600
▲ +25.3%
- 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 Jurien Bay — higher than 67% of areas.
| Jurien Bay | 1,600 |
|---|---|
| 6516, WA | 1,985 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 1,600 people in 2021, adding about 323 residents since 2011. During this time, the typical age rose by 6 years to reach 52, making the area far older than both the state and the nation.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 now make up 28.5% of the area, a figure that rose 10 points since 2011 and is far above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that children under 15 fell to 14.7%, which is well below the state and national figures.
28.5% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jurien Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 16% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 11.5%.
3.5% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jurien Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Jurien Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515016/jurien-bay/topic/demographics-identity