20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wedderburn Junction · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wedderburn Junction
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 70% of the population in Wedderburn Junction. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 59 and no children under 15 living here.
20
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- 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 Wedderburn Junction — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 20 people live here, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 59, making this area far older than both Victoria and Australia.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 35% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.
35.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wedderburn Junction, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 56%; Seniors (65+) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 15% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
15.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wedderburn Junction, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (26%).
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 Wedderburn Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22734/wedderburn-junction/topic/demographics-identity