685 ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 680
- 2016: 1,484
- 2021: 685
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pannawonica · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Pannawonica
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Pannawonica from the rest of Australia in terms of children under 15. This community is far younger than the state or national average, with a typical resident aged just 30. It is a small town of 685 people where families with children are very common.
685
▲ +0.7%
- 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 Pannawonica — lower than 56% of areas.
| Pannawonica | 685 |
|---|---|
| 6716, WA | 1,084 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 30, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 8 years younger than the national figure. This is a significant shift for Pannawonica, as the typical age was 40 back in 2011.
30 yrs ▼ -25.0%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 33.7% of the population, far above the 18.2% national figure. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at just 1.9%.
1.9% ▼ -78.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.7% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pannawonica, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Children (0–14) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common at 23.7%, a rate far above both the state and nation.
7.7% ▲ +229.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.7% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pannawonica, Married is the majority at 52%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pannawonica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521041/pannawonica/topic/demographics-identity