61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wokurna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wokurna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 61 people now lives in Wokurna, where the typical resident is far older than those in the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area is marked by a significant number of seniors and a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to national figures.
61
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- 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 Wokurna — lower than 69% of areas.
| Wokurna | 61 |
|---|---|
| 5520, SA | 540 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 form the largest group at 55.7%, while no one aged 15 to 24 lives here.
23.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wokurna, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.8% of the population, which is well above the state average of 2.4%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are much more common here at 18.6% than across Australia.
9.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wokurna, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 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 Wokurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41629/wokurna/topic/demographics-identity