22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive gap exists between Wandana and the rest of the country, where nearly 27% of its small population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with the typical resident aged 47.
22
—
- 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 Wandana — lower than 85% of areas.
| Wandana | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5690, SA | 3,954 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wandana is very small, with only 22 people living here. The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors over 65 in the area, leaving the population split between older adults (72.7%) and youth (22.7%). This is far below both the state and national figures for these age groups.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wandana, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 76%; Youth (15–24) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far more common here than elsewhere, at 27.3%, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 47.6% of residents are married.
27.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Wandana, Never married is the majority at 60%; Married is next at 40%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wandana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41525/wandana/topic/demographics-identity