885 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 888
- 2016: 722
- 2021: 885
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wasleys · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wasleys
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wasleys is just 30 years old, making this one of the youngest areas among similar places. This youthful profile is driven by a high proportion of children and young adults, contrasting sharply with the state average.
885
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Wasleys — higher than 72% of areas.
| Wasleys | 885 |
|---|---|
| 5400, SA | 1,063 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 885 people, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Residents here are far younger than those in the rest of South Australia and the national average.
30 yrs ▼ -21.1%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so few, at just 7.8%, a figure well below the national average.
7.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wasleys splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Youth (15–24) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and the nation. Those who have never married make up 42.5% of the population, while 44.6% are married.
0.5% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wasleys splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 6%.
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 Wasleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41542/wasleys/topic/demographics-identity