72 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wareek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wareek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wareek is 61, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This sparsely populated place has only 72 people, with a population that is far older than the national figure.
72
—
- 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 Wareek — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This puts Wareek among the oldest areas at this level.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 38.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 4.2% of the area, a figure far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
38.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.2% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wareek, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the Australian average.
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.
20.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wareek, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wareek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wareek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22690/wareek/topic/demographics-identity