1,761 ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,847
- 2016: 1,852
- 2021: 1,761
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wagin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Wagin are married, reflecting a community with a mature and stable population. The area is far older than the national average, with the typical resident now 49 years old. This shift toward an older demographic is clear, as the population has aged further since 2011.
1,761
▼ -4.7%
- 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 Wagin — lower than 81% of areas.
| Wagin | 1,761 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,761 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas. This number has shrank by 4.7% since 2011, with about 86 people leaving the area.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A significant 27.5% of residents are aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is so much older than most areas, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 15.7%.
27.5% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wagin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
2.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) 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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/demographics-identity