388 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 281
- 2016: 165
- 2021: 388
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kalumburu · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kalumburu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kalumburu is just 27 years old, making it one of the youngest areas of its kind. The community has grown by 38% since 2011, and it is now defined by a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a large number of young families.
388
▲ +38.1%
- 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 Kalumburu — lower than 75% of areas.
| Kalumburu | 388 |
|---|---|
| 6740, WA | 1,477 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 388 people by 2021, adding about 107 residents since 2011. This growth has coincided with a sharp drop in the typical age, which fell from 39 years in 2011 to just 27 years.
27 yrs ▼ -30.8%
Younger than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 26.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than elsewhere, falling to just 4.4% of the population.
4.4% ▼ -66.1%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.3% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kalumburu splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 88.4% of the community, which is far above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also very common, with 34.8% of residents in these partnerships.
88.4% ▲ +196.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34.8% ▲ +143.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kalumburu, Never married is the majority at 77%; Married is next at 15%.
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 Kalumburu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522032/kalumburu/topic/demographics-identity