896 ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,127
- 2016: 898
- 2021: 896
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongan Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wongan Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors is a standout feature of Wongan Hills, where 25.1% of residents are aged 65 or over. This makes the area's population noticeably older than both the state and national typical age of 38. Overall, Wongan Hills is home to 896 people.
896
▼ -20.5%
- 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 Wongan Hills — higher than 72% of areas.
| Wongan Hills | 896 |
|---|---|
| 6603, WA | 1,110 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure. With 896 people, the population is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +16.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a much larger share of the population than in most areas, sitting well above the Western Australian figure by 9 percentage points. Children under 15 account for 18.5% of the community, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
25.1% ▲ +117.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wongan Hills splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 45.4% of residents are married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
7.0% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongan Hills, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wongan Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51632/wongan-hills/topic/demographics-identity