88 ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 319
- 2016: 84
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wartook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wartook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wartook is 52, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 88 people, where nearly half the population are older adults aged between 45 and 64.
88
▼ -72.4%
- 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 Wartook — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 88, Wartook is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 5.7% of the population, a figure far below the national average. This shift toward an older demographic is reflected in the fact that 19.3% of residents are seniors, which is a little above the national figure.
19.3% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.7% ▼ -70.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wartook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 13.3% of people are in de facto relationships, a little above the Victorian average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wartook splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (45%), with Widowed at 5%.
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 Wartook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22713/wartook/topic/demographics-identity