20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waygara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waygara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waygara is just 25 years old, which is far younger than the state and national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area of 20 people stands out for its youth, with no seniors aged 65 and over living here.
20
—
- 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 Waygara — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 25 is among the lowest for similar areas. Waygara is smaller than about 85% of other areas at this level.
25 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. In a stark contrast to Victoria's 16.8%, there are no people aged 65 and over in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waygara splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (36%), with Youth (15–24) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Waygara identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 1% and well below the national 3.2%.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Waygara, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 27%.
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 Waygara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22731/waygara/topic/demographics-identity