137 ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 289
- 2016: 129
- 2021: 137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wanerie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wanerie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Wanerie, where the typical resident is 58. This age is far older than the state and national figures, with nearly 37% of the 137 residents being seniors.
137
▼ -52.6%
- 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 Wanerie — lower than 54% of areas.
| Wanerie | 137 |
|---|---|
| 6503, WA | 2,354 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is among the highest for similar areas and 20 years older than the typical person in Western Australia.
58 yrs ▲ +28.9%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 36.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.9%.
36.5% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wanerie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 63.4%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas at 7.3%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents recorded.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wanerie, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wanerie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wanerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51522/wanerie/topic/demographics-identity