28 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 28
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wallup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wallup is now 54, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 28 residents and a very unusual age structure where no one is aged 65 or over.
28
—
- 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 Wallup — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54 years old, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia figures of 38. Wallup is smaller than about 81% of similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. In a striking gap, there are no residents aged 65 and over, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wallup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 23.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian 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.
23.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallup, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wallup
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wallup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22664/wallup/topic/demographics-identity