2,422 ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,161
- 2016: 2,461
- 2021: 2,422
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterways · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waterways
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 41 makes Waterways noticeably older than both the Victorian and national figures. With 2,422 residents, this is a larger area than about 82% of similar places. It is a community where over 60% of adults are married.
2,422
▲ +12.1%
- 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 Waterways — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 2,422 people, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than those in most other areas.
41 yrs ▲ +24.2%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This is consistent with a very low proportion of seniors, at 11.0%, which is well below the Victorian and national figures.
11.0% ▲ +231.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waterways, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 60.7% of residents married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 4.6%. Only 0.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waterways, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22720/waterways/topic/demographics-identity