420 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 376
- 2016: 390
- 2021: 420
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waaia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waaia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 60% of residents in Waaia are married, marking the most common relationship status in the area. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 36, making it a little younger than the state and national figures.
420
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Waaia — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Waaia has a total population of 420 people, which is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
36 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.4% of the population, a figure well above the national 18.2% and among the highest for areas of this type. This helps explain why the typical age here is lower than in most other areas.
14.3% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waaia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 12.2% of the community, which is about the same as the national average.
2.1% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waaia, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Waaia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22639/waaia/topic/demographics-identity