130 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whanregarwen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whanregarwen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 130 residents in Whanregarwen are married, reflecting a community with a strong focus on family and long-term partnerships. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 51. This older profile is balanced by a surprisingly high number of children under 15.
130
—
- 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 Whanregarwen — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Whanregarwen is a small community of 130 people. The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 32.3% of the population, which is far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. At the same time, children under 15 are well above the national figure at 21.5%.
32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whanregarwen splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.8%, far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whanregarwen, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Whanregarwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22763/whanregarwen/topic/demographics-identity