124 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 108
- 2021: 124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wannon · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of seniors than most similar areas defines Wannon. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 124 people is largely made up of older adults and retirees.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wannon — lower than 55% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, making the population noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
124 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.7%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
25.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Wannon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common status at 66%, while people in de facto relationships are far below the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wannon, Married is the majority at 73%; Never married is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wannon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22684/wannon/topic/demographics-identity