Suburb in Canberra

Wanniassa, ACT

Wanniassa had a population of 7,885 at the 2021 Census (+5.0% since 2016). Median age 38.8. Median weekly household income $2,273. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wanniassa at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Australian Capital Territory.

In Australian Capital Territory

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wanniassa's population grew by 5.0% to 7,885, slower than Australian Capital Territory as a whole (+14.4%). With a median age of 38.8, it is older than the ACT average (35.6). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.5%.

21.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the ACT average of 31.0%. 36.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,897 households.

The median household earns $2,273 a week, in line with the ACT average of $2,374. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,080 a month.

23.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the ACT average of 29.9%. 17.1% use a language other than English at home. 45.1% report no religion, close to the ACT average (46.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wanniassa beside ACT and Australia.

MeasureWanniassaACTAustralia
Population7,885454,49525,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.0%+14.4%+8.6%
Median age38.835.638.2
Households2,897168,4009,275,123
Flats and apartments0.8%19.4%14.3%
Renting21.1%31.0%31.1%
Owned outright36.3%26.9%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,273$2,374$1,747
Median rent a week$400$453$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,080$2,064$1,866
Born overseas23.0%29.9%29.3%
Other language at home17.1%25.6%23.6%
No religion45.1%46.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+5.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,7852011
  2. 7,5122016
  3. 7,8852021

Age

Median age 38.8, against 35.6 for Australian Capital Territory.

Wanniassa Australian Capital Territory
Share of people by age, Wanniassa and Australian Capital Territory
0–912.8%
10–1912.6%
20–2910.8%
30–3914.5%
40–4913.2%
50–5911.7%
60–6912.8%
70–798.9%
80+2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wanniassa at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian37.8%
  2. English36.3%
  3. Irish13.9%
  4. Scottish12.0%
  5. German3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam1.8%
  2. Mandarin1.1%
  3. Nepali1.0%
  4. Spanish1.0%
  5. Arabic0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India3.3%
  2. England3.2%
  3. New Zealand1.1%
  4. Nepal1.0%
  5. China0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Wanniassa

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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