135 ▼ -68.5%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 429
- 2016: 447
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cue · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cue
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive shift in age and size has transformed Cue since 2011, with the population shrinking by 69% to just 135 people. The area is now far older than the national average, with the typical resident aged 63.
135
▼ -68.5%
- 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 Cue — lower than 93% of areas.
| Cue | 135 |
|---|---|
| 6640, WA | 215 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen sharply from 429 to 135 people. This change has seen the typical age jump by 30 years since 2011, reaching 63, which is far older than the typical Australian of 38.
63 yrs ▲ +90.9%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 now make up 55.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is highlighted by the fact that children under 15 have dropped to just 2.2%.
55.6% ▲ +350.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.2% ▼ -91.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cue, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 51%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the state average of 3.3%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are at 7.4%, among the lowest seen in similar areas.
8.9% ▲ +535.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cue, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (23%).
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 Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522018/cue/topic/demographics-identity