4,375 ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,128
- 2016: 4,164
- 2021: 4,375
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger than most similar areas, Wandina is a growing community of 4,375 people. The typical resident is just 34 years old, reflecting a population dominated by young families and children.
4,375
▲ +39.9%
- 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 Wandina — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wandina | 4,375 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over at only 11.4%, which is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
11.4% ▲ +97.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wandina splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships also make up 13.7% of the community, which is a little above the national rate of 11.5%.
6.3% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandina, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Wandina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51521/wandina/topic/demographics-identity