30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitelaw · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whitelaw
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older typical age of 47 marks the small population of Whitelaw compared to the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is home to just 30 people and shows a distinct age split between children and seniors.
30
—
- 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 Whitelaw — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With only 30 people, it is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is split, as 30% are seniors and 33.3% are children under 15, both of which are far above the national figures. There are no residents aged between 15 and 24.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whitelaw splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 60% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure at 0%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whitelaw, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Whitelaw
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whitelaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22771/whitelaw/topic/demographics-identity