522 ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 296
- 2016: 453
- 2021: 522
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandiligong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandiligong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 522 people living in Wandiligong are married. This is a far older community than the national average, where the typical resident is 47. It is a place with a high number of both children and seniors.
522
▲ +76.4%
- 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 Wandiligong — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian, who are both 38.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 21.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 21.1%, which is higher than most similar areas.
21.1% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wandiligong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 15.9% of the population, a figure well above the 11.5% national average. About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandiligong, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22671/wandiligong/topic/demographics-identity