37 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 37
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wal Wal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wal Wal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people are in de facto relationships in Wal Wal than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 37, making it a little younger than both Victoria and Australia.
37
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- 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 Wal Wal — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 37 people live in Wal Wal, making it smaller than about 77% of similar areas.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 40.5%. The area has a much lower proportion of seniors and children than most areas, with only 8.1% aged 65 and over.
8.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wal Wal, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.7%, which is far above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
21.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wal Wal, Married is the majority at 75%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wal Wal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22649/wal-wal/topic/demographics-identity