422 ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 368
- 2016: 461
- 2021: 422
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wagait Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wagait Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Wagait Beach, representing 41% of the population. This is a notably mature community where the typical resident is 52, making it far older than the national figure.
422
▲ +14.7%
- 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 Wagait Beach — higher than 62% of areas.
| Wagait Beach | 422 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 422 people, which is larger than about 65% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the Northern Territory by 19 years.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 26.3% of the area, a figure far above the Territory's 9%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.9%.
26.3% ▲ +136.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wagait Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 8.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas, accounting for 17.1% of residents.
8.1% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wagait Beach, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/demographics-identity