237 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 226
- 2021: 237
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangoom · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wangoom
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wangoom is just 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This young age profile helps explain why the area has a much higher proportion of children than most other similar places. The population totals 237 people.
237
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- 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 Wangoom — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wangoom is larger than about 57% of similar areas, with a population of 237 people.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.5% of the population, well above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer here at 10.5%, which is well below the national average of 17.2%.
10.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wangoom splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Youth (15–24) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is mostly split between married couples (59.7%) and those who have never married (35.8%). The number of people in de facto relationships is 7.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangoom, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wangoom
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wangoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22683/wangoom/topic/demographics-identity