1,004 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 891
- 2016: 1,024
- 2021: 1,004
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) is now 49, which is 7 years older than in 2011. This aging trend is clear across the area, as the population grew by 13% to ,1004 people while the proportion of children fell. It is now a community where older adults and seniors make up over half of the population.
1,004
▲ +12.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 13% since 2011, adding about 113 people to reach 1,004. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 49 years.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.2% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This increase of 8 percentage points since 2011 helps explain why the number of children under 15 has fallen to 15.6%.
27.2% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (53.4%), and those in de facto relationships make up 11.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.8% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
1.8% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part), Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Wahgunyah Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214005/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/demographics-identity