1,670 ▼ -47.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,160
- 2016: 2,143
- 2021: 1,670
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waikerie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Waikerie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waikerie is 53 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has shrank by 47% since 2011, and the community is now heavily weighted toward seniors.
1,670
▼ -47.2%
- 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 Waikerie — higher than 68% of areas.
| Waikerie | 1,670 |
|---|---|
| 5330, SA | 3,376 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,670 people, which is larger than about 69% of similar areas. Since 2011, the area has lost about 1,490 people.
53 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 37.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian figure at 14.9%.
37.7% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waikerie, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 10.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
2.0% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waikerie, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (28%) and Widowed (12%).
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 Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415045/waikerie/topic/demographics-identity