64 ▼ -78.0%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 291
- 2016: 268
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tjuntjuntjara · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Tjuntjuntjara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity defines daily life in Tjuntjuntjara, where 73.4% of residents identify as such. This is a small and sparsely populated area that has seen its total population shrink by 78% since 2011.
64
▼ -78.0%
- 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 Tjuntjuntjara — lower than 97% of areas.
| Tjuntjuntjara | 64 |
|---|---|
| 6431, WA | 935 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen sharply to just 64 people. While the typical resident is now 41, this is 14 years older than the typical age recorded in 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +51.9%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national average at only 6.3%.
6.3% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tjuntjuntjara splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far above the state average, rising 15 points since 2011. This is a community where de facto relationships are very common, at 24.2%, which is far above the national figure.
73.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 88.4%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.2% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tjuntjuntjara, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Tjuntjuntjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522060/tjuntjuntjara/topic/demographics-identity