249 ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 346
- 2016: 324
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mingenew · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mingenew
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mingenew is now 55, making the area far older than most other places. This shift is stark, as the typical age has climbed by 20 years since 2011. The community has also become smaller, with the population shrinking by 28% over the last decade.
249
▼ -28.0%
- 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 Mingenew — lower than 87% of areas.
| Mingenew | 249 |
|---|---|
| 6522, WA | 407 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mingenew is sparsely populated with only 249 people. This is smaller than about 90% of similar areas and represents a loss of around 97 residents since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +57.1%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 28.1% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2% and reflects a rise of 16 points since 2011.
28.1% ▲ +126.2%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mingenew splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 3.3%. De facto relationships are also common here at 21.6%, a rate far above the national average.
7.2% ▲ +107.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.6% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mingenew, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522046/mingenew/topic/demographics-identity