20,652 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19,105
- 2016: 19,753
- 2021: 20,652
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wheelers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wheelers Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wheelers Hill is 48, making this area far older than the national figure. This shift toward an older population shapes the local community, with nearly 30% of residents now aged 65 or over. It is one of the larger areas of its kind with 20,652 people.
20,652
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Wheelers Hill — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the usual age of 38 seen across Victoria and Australia.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 14.6%.
29.4% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wheelers Hill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 59.3%, while the 3.7% of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest for similar areas. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.2% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22766/wheelers-hill/topic/demographics-identity