184 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 169
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wellington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wellington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wellington is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 184 people is heavily weighted toward older age groups, creating a demographic profile that stands out sharply from the rest of the state.
184
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Wellington — higher than 52% of areas.
| Wellington | 184 |
|---|---|
| 5259, SA | 1,111 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58, making this area one of the oldest of its kind and far older than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
58 yrs ▲ +18.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 27.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area has very few children, with those under 15 making up only 8.7% of residents.
27.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.7%. Meanwhile, no one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +223.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41561/wellington/topic/demographics-identity