Wardering · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wardering

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A gap of 25 percentage points separates Wardering from the national figure for seniors, with 42.3% of residents aged 65 and over. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 48, making it far older than the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Wardering, Suburb / Locality

Where Wardering sits — Total population

26
  • 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 Wardering — lower than 83% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wardering26
6311, WA 605
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 26 people living here, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.

26

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25
  • 2021: 26

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 48 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The age profile is split between extremes; while 42.3% are seniors, children under 15 make up 23.1% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures.

42.3%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 42.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

23.1%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 23.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wardering, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national averages. Most residents are married, accounting for 61.9% of the population.

Marital status

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In Wardering, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wardering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51531/wardering/topic/demographics-identity