114 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 103
- 2021: 114
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wonwondah · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than average defines daily life in Wonwondah, where the typical resident is 48. This is 10 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wonwondah — lower than 56% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 114 people, which is smaller than about 56% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia.
114 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 12.3%.
26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wonwondah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 31.5% have never married. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wonwondah, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wonwondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22830/wonwondah/topic/demographics-identity