376 ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 387
- 2021: 376
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willyaroo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willyaroo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Willyaroo is 47, making the area far older than the national average. This is a small community of 376 people where seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
376
▲ +3.9%
- 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 Willyaroo — higher than 61% of areas.
| Willyaroo | 376 |
|---|---|
| 5255, SA | 10,143 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47 years old, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 years. Willyaroo is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17% of residents, about the same as the state average.
24.5% ▲ +104.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willyaroo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married, while 10.8% are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willyaroo, Married is the majority at 56%; 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 Willyaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41613/willyaroo/topic/demographics-identity