217 ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 293
- 2016: 452
- 2021: 217
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterford Park · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Waterford Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 40% of people in Waterford Park are married, reflecting a community that has grown much younger over the last decade. The typical resident is now 37, which is 10 years younger than it was in 2011. This shift is driven by a high number of children and a shrinking overall population.
217
▼ -25.9%
- 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 Waterford Park — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Waterford Park is among the smallest areas at this level, with its population shrinking by 26% since 2011 to 217 people.
37 yrs ▼ -21.3%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 9.7%, well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
9.7% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.5% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Waterford Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.4% of the community, a figure well above the state and national rates. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 19.0% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +627.5%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Waterford Park splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Waterford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222099/waterford-park/topic/demographics-identity