21 ▼ -93.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 308
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wilberforce · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wilberforce
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 21 people makes Wilberforce a sparsely populated area. The community is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 62. This means there are no children or young adults living here at all.
21
▼ -93.2%
- 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 Wilberforce — lower than 85% of areas.
| Wilberforce | 21 |
|---|---|
| 6302, WA | 3,485 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38. This makes the area's age profile one of the highest among similar areas.
62 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 61.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
61.9% ▲ +253.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wilberforce, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 62%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 38%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +149.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wilberforce, Married is the majority at 62%; Divorced is next at 38%.
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 Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51604/wilberforce/topic/demographics-identity