9,500 ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9,195
- 2016: 9,448
- 2021: 9,500
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wakefield - Barunga West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Wakefield - Barunga West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wakefield - Barunga West is 48, which is far older than the Australian average. This aging trend is clear in the local data, with the population growing by 305 people to reach 9,500 since 2011.
9,500
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Wakefield - Barunga West — lower than 51% of areas.
| Wakefield - Barunga West | 9,500 |
|---|---|
| 5461, SA | 2,598 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41. This age has climbed by 3 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This group grew by 6.1 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 17.7%.
26.1% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wakefield - Barunga West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.7% of the area, which is about the same as the state average. Nearly half of residents are married, while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship.
2.7% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wakefield - Barunga West, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Wakefield - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/topic/demographics-identity