44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wonga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up more than half of the people in Wonga. This is a very small and aging community where the typical resident is 55, making it far older than the national figure of 38.
44
—
- 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 Wonga — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wonga is sparsely populated with only 44 residents, a total that is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 25% aged 65 and over, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is much lower than most areas at just 11.4%.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wonga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 60.5%, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure. No one in the community 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.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wonga, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wonga
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22824/wonga/topic/demographics-identity