408 → 0.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 408
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallaroo Mines · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wallaroo Mines
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 408 people makes Wallaroo Mines larger than about 65% of similar areas. The community is notably older than the national average, with the typical resident being 46 years old.
408
→ 0.0%
- 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 Wallaroo Mines — higher than 62% of areas.
| Wallaroo Mines | 408 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | 5,389 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and far older than the Australian average of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 17.4% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 17.6%, a little below the South Australian average.
17.6% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wallaroo Mines, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.5% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures. About 2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
2.0% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallaroo Mines, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Wallaroo Mines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41519/wallaroo-mines/topic/demographics-identity