312 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 390
- 2016: 466
- 2021: 312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mullewa · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mullewa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Mullewa (L) compared to most similar areas. The population is now 312 people and has grown significantly older over the last decade. This shift is seen in the typical resident's age, which rose 12 years to reach 45.
312
▼ -20.0%
- 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 Mullewa — lower than 82% of areas.
| Mullewa | 312 |
|---|---|
| 6630, WA | 482 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 20% since 2011, losing about 78 people. This makes Mullewa (L) smaller than about 82% of areas at its level.
45 yrs ▲ +36.4%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. At the same time, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 25.0%, a figure well above the state average.
25.0% ▲ +127.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mullewa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 22.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 3.3%. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
22.1% ▲ +479.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mullewa, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Mullewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522049/mullewa/topic/demographics-identity