24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattoning · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattoning
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wattoning is 50, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small population of just 24 people and is missing the youngest age groups entirely.
24
—
- 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 Wattoning — lower than 84% of areas.
| Wattoning | 24 |
|---|---|
| 6479, WA | 558 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 24 is smaller than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, making the area far older than both Western Australia and Australia.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages.
20.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattoning, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Wattoning identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Most residents are married, accounting for 81.0% of the population.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Wattoning, Married is the majority at 85%; Never married is next at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wattoning
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wattoning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51551/wattoning/topic/demographics-identity