134 ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 284
- 2016: 114
- 2021: 134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wannamal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wannamal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 24% of the 134 people in Wannamal are children, a figure well above the national average. This small community is notably young in its distribution, though the typical resident is 40 years old.
134
▼ -52.8%
- 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 Wannamal — lower than 54% of areas.
| Wannamal | 134 |
|---|---|
| 6505, WA | 134 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 134 residents. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -13.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 18.7%, slightly above the state average.
18.7% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.9% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wannamal splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.0% of the population, which is a little above the national rate. De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at just 7.2%.
6.0% ▲ —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wannamal, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wannamal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51524/wannamal/topic/demographics-identity