137 ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 189
- 2016: 181
- 2021: 137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watheroo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watheroo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 137 people in Watheroo are married, making this the most common relationship status. The community is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 46. It is also a place where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up a much higher share of the population than in the rest of the state.
137
▼ -27.5%
- 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 Watheroo — lower than 54% of areas.
| Watheroo | 137 |
|---|---|
| 6513, WA | 162 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Watheroo has a total population of 137 people. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +31.4%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the biggest age group at 35%. While children under 15 make up 16.8% of the population, those aged 65 and over are well below the national average at 13.1%.
13.1% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Watheroo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at just 8.9%.
13.1% ▲ +67.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Watheroo, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (6%).
Age & sex structure
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 Watheroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51547/watheroo/topic/demographics-identity