650 ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 628
- 2016: 972
- 2021: 650
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wedderburn · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wedderburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wedderburn is 57, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is a defining feature of the local population, which has grown slightly to 650 people since 2011.
650
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Wedderburn — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by about 22 people since 2011. Residents are now 4 years older on average than they were in the last census.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A very high 35.4% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This is consistent with a low number of children under 15, who make up only 12.9% of the area.
35.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wedderburn splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 1.8% since 2011. Regarding relationships, 39.2% of people are married and 11.1% are in a de facto partnership.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +108.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wedderburn, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (28%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wedderburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221079/wedderburn/topic/demographics-identity