391 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 438
- 2016: 294
- 2021: 391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandering · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandering
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wandering is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area significantly older than most similar places. The community consists of 391 people, with a strong presence of older adults and seniors.
391
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Wandering — higher than 61% of areas.
| Wandering | 391 |
|---|---|
| 6308, WA | 1,568 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, making the area far older than both Western Australia and Australia. With 391 people, Wandering is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national proportions at 15.1%.
23.5% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wandering, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little fewer people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander here (1.0%) compared to the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, which is a little above the national average.
1.0% ▲ +50.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandering, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Wandering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51518/wandering/topic/demographics-identity