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.
Wardering · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wardering — lower than 83% of areas.
| Wardering | 26 |
|---|---|
| 6311, WA | 605 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wardering, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Wardering, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.
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