48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waratah Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waratah Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, making Waratah Bay a predominantly mature area. With a typical age of 59, the population is far older than the national figure. It is a small community of just 48 people.
48
—
- 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 Waratah Bay — lower than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 48 people, making it smaller than about 73% of similar areas.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the state and national figures. This helps explain why 29.2% of the population are seniors, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waratah Bay, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 32%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, accounting for 61.7% of residents. No one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waratah Bay, Married is the majority at 71%; Divorced is next at 17%.
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 Waratah Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22688/waratah-bay/topic/demographics-identity