1,052 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,178
- 2016: 1,019
- 2021: 1,052
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wesburn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wesburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wesburn is 43 years old, making the area noticeably older than the state and national averages. This community of 1,052 people is larger than about 75% of similar areas, with a population skewed towards older adults and seniors.
1,052
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Wesburn — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 1,052 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of the state, with a typical age of 43.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 30.3%. Seniors over 65 are a little more common here than in Victoria, while children under 15 are slightly less common.
18.5% ▲ +82.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wesburn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common in Wesburn than in most other areas, sitting well above the national figure at 16.9%. About 1.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
1.1% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wesburn splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wesburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wesburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22753/wesburn/topic/demographics-identity