11,888 ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11,624
- 2016: 11,677
- 2021: 11,888
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Range · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Range
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wattle Range is 48, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This ageing trend is a defining feature of the region, where the population has grown slightly to 11,888 people since 2011. The shift toward an older community is driven by a significant rise in the number of seniors.
11,888
▲ +2.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wattle Range — lower than 51% of areas.
| Wattle Range | 11,888 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wattle Range has become noticeably older over the last decade, with the typical age rising 6 years since 2011 to reach 48. This is far older than the national average.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 has fallen to 16.2%.
24.9% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wattle Range splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships rose slightly to 12.5% since 2011.
2.3% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Range, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48340/wattle-range/topic/demographics-identity