64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongulla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wongulla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Wongulla, where the typical resident is 64. This sparsely populated area is dominated by seniors and older adults, with very few children living here.
64
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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 Wongulla — lower than 68% of areas.
| Wongulla | 64 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 4,422 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wongulla is a small community of 64 people. The typical resident is 64 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 43.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 6.3% of residents.
43.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wongulla splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (47%) and Older adults (45–64) (42%), with Children (0–14) at 7%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 63.5%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the state average at 8.0%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongulla, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wongulla
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wongulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41632/wongulla/topic/demographics-identity