39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongamine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wongamine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-four percent of people in Wongamine are older adults aged 45 to 64, making this the most common age group in the area. This sparsely populated place is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 49.
39
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- 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 Wongamine — lower than 77% of areas.
| Wongamine | 39 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | 8,283 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wongamine is a small community of just 39 people, which is smaller than about 76% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 12.8% of the population, a figure well below the 18.2% national average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.4%, which is a little below the Australian average of 17.2%.
15.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wongamine, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, at 26.7%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
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.
26.7% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongamine, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wongamine
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wongamine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51631/wongamine/topic/demographics-identity