202 ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 460
- 2016: 472
- 2021: 202
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mindibungu · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mindibungu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer people live here than in most similar areas, with Mindibungu (L) now home to 202 residents. The area has seen a dramatic shift in its makeup since 2011, becoming much younger and having a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
202
▼ -56.1%
- 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 Mindibungu — lower than 90% of areas.
| Mindibungu | 202 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | 3,149 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 56% since 2011, falling from 460 to 202 people. This has coincided with a steep drop in age, as the typical resident is now just 25, which is 13 years younger than the national figure.
25 yrs ▼ -43.2%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at 2.0%, which is far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
2.0% ▼ -93.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mindibungu splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 88.1% of the community, a proportion far above the Western Australian average. This is alongside a high rate of de facto relationships, which rose to 31.6% since the last census.
88.1% ▲ +2033.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 88.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.6% ▲ +215.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mindibungu, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 37%.
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 Mindibungu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522045/mindibungu/topic/demographics-identity