25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whirily · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whirily
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking 36% of the population are children under 15 in Whirily, making it a very young place for families. Only 25 people live here, and the typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
25
—
- 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 Whirily — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 25 residents, a figure that is smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Whirily is dominated by children, who make up 36% of the population—far above the 18.2% national average. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is far below the national figure of 17.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
36.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whirily, Children (0–14) is the majority at 53%; Youth (15–24) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 13% of the population, a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
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.
13.0% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whirily, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 48%.
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 Whirily [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22768/whirily/topic/demographics-identity