64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whorouly South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whorouly South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children define daily life in Whorouly South, where over a quarter of the 64 residents are under 15. This creates a young local feel, as the area has far fewer seniors than the state average. It is a small community where the typical resident is 40 years old.
64
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- 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 Whorouly South — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 64, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are a little older than the national figure, with a typical age of 40.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are so few seniors, with those aged 65 and over at just 6.3%, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
6.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whorouly South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 66.7% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most similar areas.
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.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whorouly South, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 18%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Whorouly South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whorouly South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22779/whorouly-south/topic/demographics-identity