4,142 ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,769
- 2016: 3,621
- 2021: 4,142
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wannanup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wannanup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 4,142 people now lives in Wannanup, where the typical resident is far older than in the rest of the country. The area is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors, who together make up over half of the local population.
4,142
▲ +49.6%
- 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 Wannanup — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wannanup | 4,142 |
|---|---|
| 6210, WA | 75,034 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wannanup is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This older tilt is reflected in the age structure, where 53% of residents are aged 45 or older.
25.4% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wannanup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 56.3% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.7%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the state figure.
2.0% ▲ +149.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wannanup, Married is the majority at 56%; 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 Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51525/wannanup/topic/demographics-identity