67 ▼ -71.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 236
- 2016: 63
- 2021: 67
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wye River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wye River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wye River is 48, making this a far older community than the state and national figures. With only 67 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
67
▼ -71.6%
- 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 Wye River — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48 years old, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian typical age of 38.
48 yrs ▼ -7.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older people dominate the age profile, with those 65 and over making up 28.4% of the population, far above the national figure. This contrasts with children under 15, who make up only 10.4% of the area, well below the state average.
28.4% ▲ +137.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wye River, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, accounting for 24% of residents, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wye River, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wye River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22881/wye-river/topic/demographics-identity