157 ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 104
- 2016: 154
- 2021: 157
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walpa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walpa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Walpa than in most similar areas, with over a quarter of the population aged 65 or over. This creates a community that is far older than both the state and national averages, where the typical resident is 48 years old.
157
▲ +51.0%
- 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 Walpa — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Walpa has 157 residents, a population that is larger than about half of other areas at this level.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward older residents, with 26.8% aged 65 or over, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 make up 17.2% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
26.8% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walpa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Married people make up 53.4% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.6%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
2.5% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +60.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walpa, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Walpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22666/walpa/topic/demographics-identity