1,061 ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 891
- 2016: 1,098
- 2021: 1,061
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wahgunyah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wahgunyah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Wahgunyah, where the typical resident is 49 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has grown to 1,061 people, and its age structure is now heavily weighted toward seniors and older adults.
1,061
▲ +19.1%
- 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 Wahgunyah — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With a total population of 1,061, Wahgunyah is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most others, while children under 15 make up a smaller slice at 16.4%.
27.5% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wahgunyah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (53.3%), and the 1.7% of residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is about the same as the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.4%, which is around the middle for its level.
1.7% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wahgunyah, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22644/wahgunyah/topic/demographics-identity