443 ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 385
- 2016: 194
- 2021: 443
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morawa · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Morawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably higher proportions of seniors and children set Morawa (L) apart from most similar areas. The community is smaller than about 70% of comparable places, but it has grown as 58 more people moved in since 2011. Residents here are noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 44.
443
▲ +15.1%
- 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 Morawa — lower than 70% of areas.
| Morawa | 443 |
|---|---|
| 6623, WA | 575 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew 15% since 2011 to reach 443 people. This typical age of 44 has barely changed over the last decade and remains 6 years older than the state and national figures.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over now make up 28.4% of the population, a figure that rose 18 points since 2011. This older shift is paired with a growing number of children under 15, who now make up 22.1% of the area.
28.4% ▲ +168.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Morawa, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 28%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 18.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
11.7% ▲ +276.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Morawa splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522047/morawa/topic/demographics-identity