45,525 ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41,335
- 2016: 42,871
- 2021: 45,525
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wellington · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Wellington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 47% of people in Wellington are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 44. This makes the area noticeably older than the national figure, with a population that has grown by 10% to 45,525 people since 2011.
45,525
▲ +10.1%
- 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 Wellington — lower than 65% of areas.
| Wellington | 45,525 |
|---|---|
| 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 living here is 44, which is much older than most similar areas and 6 years older than the Victorian average. This ageing trend has continued since 2011, when the typical age was 41.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is consistent with the number of children under 15 falling to 17.0% over the last decade.
23.1% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wellington splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 12.9% of the community, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages. About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.0% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wellington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20505/wellington/topic/demographics-identity