226 ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 499
- 2016: 299
- 2021: 226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kondinin · Urban Centre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than usual defines daily life in Kondinin (L), where the typical resident is 49. The town has seen a sharp decline in size, with the total population shrinking by 55% since 2011 to just 226 people.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kondinin — lower than 88% of areas.
| Kondinin | 226 |
|---|---|
| 6367, WA | 332 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 49, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 8 years since 2011, while the total population fell from 499 to 226.
226 ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, with those 65 and over rising to 19.5%. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 14.6%, a figure well below the national average.
19.5% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kondinin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 22.1% of the community, which is far above the national figure and rose 19 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.2%.
22.1% ▲ +633.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Kondinin splits fairly evenly between Never married (37%) and Married (33%), with Divorced at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kondinin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522035/kondinin/topic/demographics-identity