1,477 ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,294
- 2016: 1,340
- 2021: 1,477
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children are a prominent part of life in Wandong, where the typical resident is 40 years old. The area is larger than most similar places, with a population of 1,477 people and a notably low number of seniors.
1,477
▲ +14.1%
- 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 Wandong — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wandong is home to 1,477 people, making it larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the national and state figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 12.5%, well below both the state and national averages.
12.5% ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wandong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.5% of the population, about the same as the state average.
0.5% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandong, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Wandong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22676/wandong/topic/demographics-identity