2,392 ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,618
- 2016: 1,768
- 2021: 2,392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Werribee South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Werribee South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Werribee South, where the typical person is 45. This age gap is clear when compared to the state and national figures of 38. With a population of 2,392, it is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
2,392
▲ +47.8%
- 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 Werribee South — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38.
45 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of children under 15 live here, at 13.3%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over make up a larger share of the population than in the rest of Australia.
20.8% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Werribee South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 46.5% of people are married and 11.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population.
0.8% ▲ +102.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Werribee South, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Werribee South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22751/werribee-south/topic/demographics-identity