147 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 138
- 2021: 147
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wurdiboluc · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wurdiboluc is 49, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is driven by a high number of seniors and very few children, creating a community where older adults are the dominant group.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wurdiboluc — lower than 53% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 147 people. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 49.
147 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Few children under 15 live here, at only 5.4%, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 23.8% of people are aged 65 and over, a rate well above the state average.
23.8% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wurdiboluc, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.2%. This is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia, while no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wurdiboluc, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wurdiboluc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22874/wurdiboluc/topic/demographics-identity