35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Welbungin · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Welbungin is now 51, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has only 35 people and is dominated by adults between 45 and 64 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Welbungin — lower than 79% of areas.
| Welbungin | 35 |
|---|---|
| 6477, WA | 242 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 35 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and Australia.
35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 62.9% of the population. There are no seniors aged 65 and over, and the proportion of children is far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Welbungin, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 67%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the residents are married, while no one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. There are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Welbungin, Married is the majority at 78%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Welbungin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51556/welbungin/topic/demographics-identity