76,475 ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65,146
- 2016: 70,249
- 2021: 76,475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wodonga - Alpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Wodonga - Alpine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents are seniors in Wodonga - Alpine, making it a noticeably older area than the rest of the state. This shift is part of a broader aging trend, with the typical resident now 42 years old. The population has grown steadily, adding about 11,329 people since 2011.
76,475
▲ +17.4%
- 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 Wodonga - Alpine — higher than 63% of areas.
| Wodonga - Alpine | 76,475 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by two years since 2011, while the total population grew 17% to reach 76,475.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This group has grown by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 18.4%.
20.9% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wodonga - Alpine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, rising to 13.5% since the last census.
2.5% ▲ +68.4%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wodonga - Alpine, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20403/wodonga-alpine/topic/demographics-identity