439 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 585
- 2016: 530
- 2021: 439
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willaura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willaura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Willaura is 53 years old, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia by 15 years. This aging trend is clear across the community, where nearly a third of the 439 residents are seniors.
439
▼ -25.0%
- 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 Willaura — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 439 people, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 31.0% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at just 14.8%.
31.0% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willaura splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of the community identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.6% of the population, mirroring the national figure.
1.1% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +69.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willaura, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22788/willaura/topic/demographics-identity