288 ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 367
- 2016: 355
- 2021: 288
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cranbrook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cranbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 300 people now live in Cranbrook, making it smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The population has aged over the last decade, with the typical resident now 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
288
▼ -21.5%
- 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 Cranbrook — lower than 85% of areas.
| Cranbrook | 288 |
|---|---|
| 6321, WA | 505 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cranbrook has shrunk by 22% since 2011, losing about 79 people. The typical person living here is 45, which is 7 years older than the average for Western Australia and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24% of the population, a figure well above the national average that has risen by 8.5 points since 2011. At the same time, children under 15 account for 20.5% of residents, which is a little above the state and national figures.
24.0% ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cranbrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure and rose 5.5 points since 2011. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship.
6.6% ▲ +503.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cranbrook, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Cranbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522016/cranbrook/topic/demographics-identity