35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wellesley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wellesley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 51 years makes Wellesley far older than both the state and national average of 38. With only 35 people living here, the area is sparsely populated and lacks residents in the youngest and oldest age brackets.
35
—
- 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 Wellesley — lower than 79% of areas.
| Wellesley | 35 |
|---|---|
| 6233, WA | 20,432 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 35 residents. This makes it smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 or seniors aged 65 and over, which is far below the state and national figures. Most residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 34.3% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wellesley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Youth (15–24) (40%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships, far below the 11.5% national average.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wellesley, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (22%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51559/wellesley/topic/demographics-identity