68 ▼ -64.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 193
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Range · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Range
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wattle Range is 48, making it far older than most of Australia. This is a small area with only 68 people, where the population is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
68
▼ -64.8%
- 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 Range — lower than 67% of areas.
| Wattle Range | 68 |
|---|---|
| 5280, SA | 7,561 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wattle Range has a total population of 68 people, which is smaller than about 66% of similar areas. The typical resident is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has very few children, with those under 15 making up only 8.8%, a figure well below the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national figure at 22.1%.
22.1% ▲ +102.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattle Range, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at only 8.0%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Range, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41552/wattle-range/topic/demographics-identity