2,766 ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2,883
- 2016: 2,763
- 2021: 2,766
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Wimmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in West Wimmera
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in West Wimmera is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is a key feature of the area, where the population has shrank by 4.1% since 2011 to 2,766 people.
2,766
▼ -4.1%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is West Wimmera — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is among the oldest in its class, with the typical resident now 52 years old. This is 5 years older than it was in 2011, and far above the typical age across Victoria and Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2% and 4.6 points higher than in 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 represent 16.7% of the area, which is a little below the national figure.
27.7% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Wimmera splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 1.3% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. About half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships rose to 11.4% since 2011.
1.3% ▲ +114.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Wimmera, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011393/west-wimmera/topic/demographics-identity