48,454 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44,232
- 2016: 46,100
- 2021: 48,454
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangaratta - Benalla · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Wangaratta - Benalla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas mark the population of Wangaratta - Benalla, where the typical person is 47. This ageing trend is driven by a high number of seniors, with over a quarter of the population now aged 65 or over.
48,454
▲ +9.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wangaratta - Benalla — lower than 62% of areas.
| Wangaratta - Benalla | 48,454 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 9.5% since 2011 to reach 48,454 people. This growth occurred alongside an increase in the typical age, which rose from 44 to 47 years over the decade.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.9% of the area, a figure well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.4% of residents, which is a little below the national figure.
25.9% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wangaratta - Benalla splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, a figure that rose 0.9 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are married (47.3%), while 11.8% are in de facto relationships.
1.9% ▲ +79.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangaratta - Benalla, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Wangaratta - Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20402/wangaratta-benalla/topic/demographics-identity