593 ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 508
- 2016: 617
- 2021: 593
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bidyadanga (La Grange) · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bidyadanga (La Grange)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Bidyadanga (La Grange) (L) an exceptionally young community. The typical resident is just 26 years old, and the population has grown by 17% since 2011 to reach 593 people.
593
▲ +16.7%
- 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 Bidyadanga (La Grange) — lower than 61% of areas.
| Bidyadanga (La Grange) | 593 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | 11,236 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 26, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age is among the lowest for areas of this type, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
26 yrs ▲ +4.0%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 28.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This high number of children helps explain the very low proportion of seniors, with only 1.9% of residents aged 65 and over.
1.9% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bidyadanga (La Grange) splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 87.2% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the state figure. De facto relationships are also much more common than in the rest of Australia, rising to 21.5% since 2011.
87.2% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 90.0%
- 2016: 90.8%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.5% ▲ +1061.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bidyadanga (La Grange), Never married is the majority at 64%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Bidyadanga (La Grange) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521004/bidyadanga/topic/demographics-identity