1,885 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,835
- 2016: 1,810
- 2021: 1,885
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Larger than about 80% of similar areas, Wattle Park is a mature community of 1,885 people. The typical resident is 46, making the area far older than the national figure. This trend is driven by a high number of seniors, who make up over 22% of the population.
1,885
▲ +2.7%
- 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 Wattle Park — higher than 78% of areas.
| Wattle Park | 1,885 |
|---|---|
| 5066, SA | 12,237 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,885 people. Those living here are noticeably older than the South Australian average and far older than the typical Australian.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 29%.
22.4% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattle Park, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 5% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
0.4% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Park, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41551/wattle-park/topic/demographics-identity