40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wilgena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wilgena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wilgena is just 22, which is far younger than the state average of 41. This sparsely populated area of 40 people is defined by a strikingly young population and a lack of seniors.
40
—
- 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 Wilgena — lower than 76% of areas.
| Wilgena | 40 |
|---|---|
| 5719, SA | 61 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 40 residents, this is a small area that is smaller than about 76% of similar places.
22 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 22 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is very young, with 75% of residents aged between 15 and 44. There are no people aged 65 and over, a figure far below the national average of 17.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wilgena splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (43%) and Young adults (25–44) (43%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 10% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 74.3% of the group.
10.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Wilgena, Never married is the majority at 72%; Married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wilgena
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wilgena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41596/wilgena/topic/demographics-identity