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Waaia Facts

Area	70.1 km²
Population	388
Male Population	194 (50.0%)
Female Population	194 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+58.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.2%
Median Age	39.8 years (Male: 41.1, Female: 38)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$39,156 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Australian Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-36.05000, 145.35000
Postal Codes	3637

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Waaia Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	245	295	331	410	388	388	387
Population Density	3.5 / km²	4.2 / km²	4.7 / km²	5.8 / km²	5.5 / km²	5.5 / km²	5.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Waaia Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Waaia	+58.4%	+31.5%	+17.2%
Victoria (Australia)	—	—	—
Australia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Waaia Median Age

Median Age: 39.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Waaia	39.8 yrs	38 yrs	41.1 yrs
Victoria (Australia)	37.6 yrs	38.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Australia	37.7 yrs	38.6 yrs	36.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Waaia Population Density

Population Density: 5.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Waaia	388	70.1 km²	5.5 / km²
Victoria (Australia)	5.9 million	227,400.2 km²	26.1 / km²
Australia	23.8 million	7,690,961.5 km²	3.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Waaia Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Waaia Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$20,208	$20,922	$28,076	$27,971	$29,611	$37,848	$34,207	$39,156
Total GDP	$6.1M	$6.4M	$9.5M	$9.5M	$10.2M	$12.8M	$11.6M	$13.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Waaia CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Waaia	6,449 tn	16.62 tn	92 tons/km²
Victoria (Australia)	101,123,087 tn	17.02 tn	444.7 tons/km²
Australia	401,155,564 tn	16.88 tn	52.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Waaia CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	6,449 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	92 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/26/10	10:09 AM	3	60.8 km	10,000 m	Victoria, Australia	usgs.gov
1/20/05	9:46 AM	3.3	77.2 km	19,000 m	Victoria, Australia	usgs.gov
1/22/02	9:18 AM	3.3	70.8 km	10,000 m	Victoria, Australia	usgs.gov
11/22/91	7:11 AM	3.1	82 km	33,000 m	Victoria, Australia	usgs.gov
8/25/89	3:09 PM	3.1	74.8 km	10,000 m	Victoria, Australia	usgs.gov
7/15/89	3:06 AM	3.3	83.5 km	10,000 m	New South Wales, Australia	usgs.gov
7/3/88	9:17 AM	3.5	83.4 km	10,000 m	New South Wales, Australia	usgs.gov
7/3/88	8:23 AM	4.1	89.1 km	10,000 m	New South Wales, Australia	usgs.gov
4/22/88	9:49 PM	3	86.9 km	10,000 m	New South Wales, Australia	usgs.gov
4/22/88	8:51 PM	3.2	81.7 km	10,000 m	New South Wales, Australia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Waaia

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