106 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 103
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyuna East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyuna East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than the state average defines the population of Wyuna East. This is a young area where the typical resident is 36, and children under 15 make up nearly a quarter of the 106 people living here.
106
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- 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 Wyuna East — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.5% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 18%. This helps explain the young age profile, as seniors aged 65 and over make up only 10.4% of the area.
10.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyuna East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of the population, a little above the Victorian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyuna East, Married is the majority at 57%; Never 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 Wyuna East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22885/wyuna-east/topic/demographics-identity