2,874 ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,247
- 2016: 1,358
- 2021: 2,874
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tom Price · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tom Price
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tom Price is just 31 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This youthfulness is driven by a high number of children and working adults, though the total population shrank by 32% since 2011 to 2,874 people.
2,874
▼ -32.3%
- 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 Tom Price — higher than 77% of areas.
| Tom Price | 2,874 |
|---|---|
| 6751, WA | 4,007 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has dropped by about 1,373 people since 2011. Despite this decline, the area remains larger than about 80% of similar places.
31 yrs ▼ -18.4%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common, as 31.6% of people are under 15, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors are rare; those aged 65 and over make up just 2.2% of the population, a figure far below the state average.
2.2% ▼ -86.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.6% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tom Price, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.4% of the community, which is well above the Western Australian average. De facto relationships are also common at 21.9%, a rate among the highest for similar areas.
10.4% ▲ +638.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tom Price, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Tom Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515033/tom-price/topic/demographics-identity