540 ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,107
- 2016: 523
- 2021: 540
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boyup Brook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Boyup Brook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boyup Brook (L) is now 50, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has shrank by 51% since 2011, and the community is now much older than most similar areas.
540
▼ -51.2%
- 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 Boyup Brook — lower than 64% of areas.
| Boyup Brook | 540 |
|---|---|
| 6244, WA | 1,580 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 540 people. This is smaller than about 63% of similar areas, and the number of residents has dropped by 567 since 2011.
50 yrs ▲ +35.1%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 27.8% of the population. This is far above the national figure, while the share of children under 15 has fallen to 14.3%, which is well below the Australian average.
27.8% ▲ +198.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boyup Brook splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 15.2% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average.
2.8% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Boyup Brook splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521007/boyup-brook/topic/demographics-identity