176 ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 371
- 2016: 375
- 2021: 176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Perenjori · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Perenjori
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 176 people makes Perenjori one of the smallest areas of its kind. The community has seen a significant shift over the last decade, as the total number of residents shrank by 53% since 2011. While the typical resident is now 43, this is 9 years younger than it was in 2011.
176
▼ -52.6%
- 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 Perenjori — lower than 91% of areas.
| Perenjori | 176 |
|---|---|
| 6620, WA | 518 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38 years. However, the total number of people fell from 371 in 2011 to 176 in 2021.
43 yrs ▼ -17.3%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both well below the national average, with seniors making up only 11.4% of the population. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 33.5%.
11.4% ▼ -62.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Perenjori, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, the 18.2% of people in de facto relationships is much higher than in most other similar areas.
8.0% ▲ +62.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Perenjori splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522054/perenjori/topic/demographics-identity