41 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wehla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wehla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 63 makes Wehla far older than most other areas. This sparsely populated place has a very small community of just 41 people. The population is heavily weighted towards seniors, with almost no children living here.
41
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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 Wehla — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 63, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 41 people, this area is smaller than about 75% of similar places.
63 yrs —
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 41.5% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This explains why there are no children under 15 in the area.
41.5% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 41.5%
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 Wehla, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 35%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, with 30% of people in such partnerships, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 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: 10.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wehla, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Wehla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22739/wehla/topic/demographics-identity