358 ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 522
- 2016: 397
- 2021: 358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyalkatchem · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyalkatchem
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wyalkatchem is 55 years old, making the town far older than both the state and national figures. This aging profile is driven by a high number of seniors and a small population of children. The town has 358 residents in total.
358
▼ -31.4%
- 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 Wyalkatchem — higher than 61% of areas.
| Wyalkatchem | 358 |
|---|---|
| 6485, WA | 447 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 55, which is far older than the Western Australian and Australian figures of 38. This makes Wyalkatchem much older than most similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 34.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12% of the town, which is well below the state figure.
34.1% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyalkatchem splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 37.9% of residents are married and 12.8% are in a de facto partnership.
7.8% ▲ +172.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyalkatchem, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Wyalkatchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51654/wyalkatchem/topic/demographics-identity