722 ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 868
- 2016: 950
- 2021: 722
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pingelly · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Pingelly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 31% of people in Pingelly are seniors, making it a far older community than most similar areas. The typical resident is now 54, which is 16 years older than the national figure. This shift towards an older population comes as the total number of people in the area has dropped.
722
▼ -16.8%
- 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 Pingelly — lower than 55% of areas.
| Pingelly | 722 |
|---|---|
| 6308, WA | 1,568 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Pingelly has 722 residents, though this is smaller than about 53% of similar areas. The population shrank by 17% since 2011, losing around 146 people.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 15.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is far above the state and national averages at 31.6%.
31.6% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pingelly splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships fell to 10.4%, a little below the state and national averages.
13.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pingelly, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521044/pingelly/topic/demographics-identity