314 ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 288
- 2016: 298
- 2021: 314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carnamah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Carnamah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the population in Carnamah is now aged 65 or over, a figure well above the national average. This small community has grown by 9% since 2011 and is generally older than the rest of the state. With 314 residents, it is smaller than most similar areas.
314
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Carnamah — lower than 82% of areas.
| Carnamah | 314 |
|---|---|
| 6517, WA | 407 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Carnamah is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by one year since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has seen a significant increase in seniors, with those aged 65 and over rising 9.8 percentage points to 25.8% since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.2% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
25.8% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carnamah splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.9%. Around 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.5% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carnamah, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522011/carnamah/topic/demographics-identity