314 ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 300
- 2016: 315
- 2021: 314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waranga Shores · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waranga Shores
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waranga Shores is 54, which is 16 years older than the average person across Victoria and Australia. This age gap defines the area, where nearly a quarter of the 314 residents are seniors. It is a mature community with very few children compared to the rest of the state.
314
▲ +4.7%
- 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 Waranga Shores — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 314 people, making it larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than the national figure of 38 years.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This explains why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.2%, well below the state average.
23.9% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waranga Shores, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half the population is married, and the 15.4% of people in de facto relationships is well above the national average. Around 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.3% ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +159.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waranga Shores, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waranga Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22687/waranga-shores/topic/demographics-identity