69 ▼ -74.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 266
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wauraltee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wauraltee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking 27.5% of people in Wauraltee are children under 15, which is among the highest proportions for any area of this type. This creates a notably young population where the typical resident is only 35 years old. It is a small community of 69 people.
69
▼ -74.1%
- 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 Wauraltee — lower than 67% of areas.
| Wauraltee | 69 |
|---|---|
| 5573, SA | 2,206 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 35, making the area noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national typical age of 38.
35 yrs ▼ -28.6%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up a huge part of the population at 27.5%, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as those aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
13.0% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.5% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wauraltee, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the 69 residents are married at 69.2%, and those in de facto relationships make up 14.0%, which is a little above the national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wauraltee, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wauraltee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41554/wauraltee/topic/demographics-identity