550 ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 576
- 2016: 509
- 2021: 550
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangaratta South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wangaratta South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wangaratta South is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 49. This creates a community where older adults and seniors make up over half the population, while children and young adults are less common.
550
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Wangaratta South — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 550 people, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. This population is far older than the state and national averages by 11 years.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.0% of the area, a little below the national average.
24.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wangaratta South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (65.1%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 6.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.7%, a little below the national figure.
0.7% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangaratta South, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Wangaratta South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22681/wangaratta-south/topic/demographics-identity