66 ▼ -79.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 325
- 2016: 80
- 2021: 66
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Wangaratta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in East Wangaratta is 51 years old, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. With only 66 people living here, it is a sparsely populated part of the region where older adults make up the largest age group.
66
▼ -79.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Wangaratta — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is sparsely populated with 66 residents. Those living here are far older than the typical Victorian or Australian, with a typical age of 51.
51 yrs ▲ +24.4%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up a third of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national figure at just 4.5%. Children under 15 make up 16.7% of the area, which is a little below the state average.
4.5% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In East Wangaratta, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.1%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Wangaratta, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20832/east-wangaratta/topic/demographics-identity