725 ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 648
- 2016: 809
- 2021: 725
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongan Hills · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wongan Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Wongan Hills than the national figure. The town is noticeably older than the rest of Australia, though its population grew by 12% to 725 people between 2011 and 2021.
725
▲ +11.9%
- 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 Wongan Hills — lower than 54% of areas.
| Wongan Hills | 725 |
|---|---|
| 6603, WA | 1,110 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when the typical age was 50.
41 yrs ▼ -18.0%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This is a decline from 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has barely changed at 17.8%.
22.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wongan Hills splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the community, well above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships have become more common, rising to 13.0% since 2011.
9.2% ▼ -55.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +71.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wongan Hills splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), 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 Wongan Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521050/wongan-hills/topic/demographics-identity