291 ▲ +125.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 129
- 2016: 169
- 2021: 291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wellington East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wellington East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wellington East is now 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This older age profile is most evident in the high proportion of seniors living here. The total population has grown to 291 people.
291
▲ +125.6%
- 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 East — higher than 59% of areas.
| Wellington East | 291 |
|---|---|
| 5259, SA | 1,111 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and much higher than most similar areas.
56 yrs ▼ -1.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
33.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wellington East splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. Most residents are married, accounting for 65.7% of the community.
3.8% ▲ —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wellington East, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wellington East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wellington East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/demographics-identity