31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wee Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wee Wee Rup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wee Wee Rup is 51, making this area far older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated place with just 31 people, where nearly half of the population are seniors.
31
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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 Wee Wee Rup — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This small community is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 45.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 12.9%.
45.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wee Wee Rup, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 44%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 30% of the population, which is far above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wee Wee Rup splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (37%), with Widowed at 17%.
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 Wee Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22735/wee-wee-rup/topic/demographics-identity