44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wail · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wail
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 40% of people in Wail are young adults aged 25 to 44, making it a small but noticeably young community. The typical resident is just 31, which is seven years younger than the national figure.
44
—
- 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 Wail — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wail is a sparsely populated area with only 44 residents, making it smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
31 yrs —
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While children under 15 make up only 11.4% of the population—well below the national figure of 18.2%—seniors are more common, with 20.5% of residents aged 65 and over.
20.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wail, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 31.4%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wail, Never married is the majority at 66%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/demographics-identity