40,484 ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33,870
- 2016: 36,718
- 2021: 40,484
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willagee (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Willagee (South Metropolitan)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Willagee than in most similar areas. The typical resident is 40, which is slightly older than the state and national figures. This shift is seen in the population growth, which has risen by 20% since 2011 to reach 40,484 people.
40,484
▲ +19.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Willagee (South Metropolitan) — lower than 76% of areas.
| Willagee (South Metropolitan) | 40,484 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the 38 years seen across Australia and Western Australia. This figure has increased by one year since 2011.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Older than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.6% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.1%. At the same time, children under 15 have fallen to 15.8%, leaving the area well below the state average.
19.6% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willagee (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willagee (South Metropolitan), the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Willagee (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55905/willagee/topic/demographics-identity