75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Weetah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Weetah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 64% of residents in Weetah are married, reflecting a community with a mature population. The area is sparsely populated with only 75 people, and the typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure.
75
—
- 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 Weetah — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Weetah is 48 years old. This is noticeably older than the state average of 42 and far older than the Australian figure of 38.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 32% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why the proportion of children is so low at 9.3%.
32.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Weetah, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state figure of 5.4%. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships here, a result far below the national figure.
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: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Weetah, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Weetah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/demographics-identity