332 ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 256
- 2016: 375
- 2021: 332
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dwellingup · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dwellingup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Dwellingup has a typical resident aged 51. The population has grown by 30% since 2011, though it remains small with 332 people overall.
332
▲ +29.7%
- 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 Dwellingup — lower than 81% of areas.
| Dwellingup | 332 |
|---|---|
| 6213, WA | 654 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. While residents are far older than the national figure of 38, the typical age in Dwellingup has actually dropped by 8 years since 2011.
51 yrs ▼ -13.6%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has risen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.8%.
25.6% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▲ +88.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dwellingup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 16.2%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.1% of the population, a little below the national average.
2.1% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dwellingup, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Dwellingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522023/dwellingup/topic/demographics-identity