2,878 ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,884
- 2016: 2,882
- 2021: 2,878
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Wendouree · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Wendouree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 2,878 residents in Lake Wendouree are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in a population with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
2,878
▼ -0.2%
- 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 Lake Wendouree — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 2,878 is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 32.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the area, well below the Victoria average.
32.6% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Wendouree splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (54.5%), while those in de facto relationships make up 6.9%, which is well below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 0.4% of the population.
0.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Wendouree, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Lake Wendouree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21447/lake-wendouree/topic/demographics-identity