217 ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 366
- 2016: 227
- 2021: 217
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangandary · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wangandary
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wangandary is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places. With a total population of 217 people, it is larger than about 56% of areas at this level.
217
▼ -40.7%
- 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 Wangandary — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 52 years old, making the population far older than both Victoria and Australia by 14 years.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This aging profile is reflected in the residents, where those aged 65 and over make up 32.7% of the population. This is far above the 17.2% national figure, while children under 15 are well below the national average at just 11.1%.
32.7% ▲ +70.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wangandary splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 56.6% of the population. The area has a very small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangandary, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Wangandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22678/wangandary/topic/demographics-identity