262 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 253
- 2016: 223
- 2021: 262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walmer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Walmer is far older than most people across the country, with a typical age of 54. This sparsely populated area is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
262
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Walmer — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Walmer has 262 residents, a population that is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical person here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 only 8.8% of the population, well below the 18.2% national average. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with a quarter of residents aged 65 and over.
25.2% ▲ +130.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Walmer, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the population is married, and 14.5% are in de facto relationships, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walmer, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22665/walmer/topic/demographics-identity