144 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 137
- 2016: 126
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wellsford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wellsford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 144 people in Wellsford are married, marking this as a place with a strong focus on established couples. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 47.
144
▲ +5.1%
- 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 Wellsford — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wellsford is a small community of 144 people. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high number of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 23.6% of the population. This is well above the national figure, and it helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at 13.9%.
23.6% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wellsford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 17.4%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wellsford, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wellsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22741/wellsford/topic/demographics-identity