2,679 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,363
- 2016: 2,373
- 2021: 2,679
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waggrakine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waggrakine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Waggrakine than in the rest of the state. The area is home to 2,679 people and has a notably young population, with children making up nearly a quarter of the community.
2,679
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Waggrakine — higher than 82% of areas.
| Waggrakine | 2,679 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Waggrakine is 36, which is a little younger than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
36 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, while those aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national figures.
14.4% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waggrakine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
13.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Waggrakine splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Waggrakine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51500/waggrakine/topic/demographics-identity