477 ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 374
- 2016: 405
- 2021: 477
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Grace · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lake Grace
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas marks Lake Grace (L), where the typical resident is 36. The area has grown since 2011, adding about 103 people to reach a total population of 477.
477
▲ +27.5%
- 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 Lake Grace — lower than 68% of areas.
| Lake Grace | 477 |
|---|---|
| 6353, WA | 786 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 36 is a little younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38. This is a significant shift over time, as the typical resident was just 24 in 2011.
36 yrs ▲ +50.0%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 17.8%.
17.8% ▲ +315.4%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Grace splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. De facto relationships are slightly more common here than in most areas, at 13.9%.
3.1% ▼ -96.7%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 96.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▼ -44.1%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Grace, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Lake Grace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522038/lake-grace/topic/demographics-identity