3,475 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,525
- 2016: 2,806
- 2021: 3,475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Wonthaggi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in four residents are seniors, making North Wonthaggi an older community than most parts of the country. With 3,475 people, it is larger than about 86% of similar areas and has a population that skews older than the state and national average.
3,475
▲ +37.6%
- 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 North Wonthaggi — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This makes the area older than most, though it is younger than some other local spots.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Children under 15 make up 17.6%, which is about the same as the national average.
23.8% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Wonthaggi splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting at 13.6% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.7% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Wonthaggi, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) 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 North Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21970/north-wonthaggi/topic/demographics-identity