14,237 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,768
- 2016: 13,818
- 2021: 14,237
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wantirna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wantirna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of seniors live in Wantirna compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia. The area is home to 14,237 people, with a typical resident aged 41. This makes the local population noticeably older than the national figure.
14,237
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Wantirna — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 14,237, Wantirna is among the largest areas at this level. The typical person here is 41, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 18.6%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
21.0% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wantirna splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 57.1% of the community, while those in de facto relationships sit at 6.8%, which is well below the national figure. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +84.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wantirna, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22685/wantirna/topic/demographics-identity