764 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 566
- 2016: 699
- 2021: 764
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gabbadah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gabbadah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up the community of Gabbadah, where the typical person is now 52. The population grew by 35% since 2011 to reach 764 people, but the area has become significantly older over that decade.
764
▲ +35.0%
- 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 Gabbadah — lower than 53% of areas.
| Gabbadah | 764 |
|---|---|
| 6041, WA | 1,597 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when the typical age was 37.
52 yrs ▲ +40.5%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 45 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 make up 26.6% of the population, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.9%.
26.6% ▲ +92.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gabbadah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Over half the population is married, while 13.5% are in a de facto relationship.
2.7% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gabbadah, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Gabbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521020/gabbadah/topic/demographics-identity