4,324 ▲ +434.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 809
- 2016: 2,854
- 2021: 4,324
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wandi is just 32 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national average of 38. This youthful profile is driven by a large number of children and young adults, creating a population that is much younger than most similar areas.
4,324
▲ +434.5%
- 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 Wandi — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wandi | 4,324 |
|---|---|
| 6167, WA | 28,476 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wandi has a total population of 4,324 people, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas.
32 yrs ▼ -25.6%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 7.6%, far below the national 17.2%.
7.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.1% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wandi, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are well more common here than in the rest of the country, at 15.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.9% ▼ -67.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +94.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandi, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51519/wandi/topic/demographics-identity