144 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 176
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waterloo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Waterloo, where the typical person is 49. This small community of 144 people is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of people in de facto relationships.
144
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- 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 Waterloo — lower than 53% of areas.
| Waterloo | 144 |
|---|---|
| 6228, WA | 144 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figures of 38.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to the older age profile, though children under 15 are also a little more common here than across Australia at 20.1%.
27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waterloo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates. Only 2.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the 11.5% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waterloo, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Waterloo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51545/waterloo/topic/demographics-identity