128 ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 280
- 2016: 111
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wemen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wemen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wemen is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children, which creates a different daily rhythm compared to most other similar areas.
128
▼ -54.3%
- 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 Wemen — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 128 people, which is smaller than about 54% of areas at this level. Residents here are generally younger than those in the state and across Australia.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 25.8% of the population, a figure well above the national rate of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are less common here than in most other areas.
14.1% ▲ +118.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wemen, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 14.6%.
3.9% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wemen, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (5%).
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 Wemen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22744/wemen/topic/demographics-identity