3,016 ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3,021
- 2016: 3,092
- 2021: 3,016
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walcha · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Walcha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Walcha is 50 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is a defining feature of the local population, which has remained steady at around 3,000 people since 2011.
3,016
▼ -0.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Walcha — lower than 74% of areas.
| Walcha | 3,016 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 50, which is much higher than most areas and 12 years older than the Australian average. This trend is continuing, as residents are 6 years older than they were in 2011.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 30% of the population is aged 65 or over, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 17.6%. This rise in seniors helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.9%.
29.3% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walcha splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.7% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married at 55.6%, while those in de facto relationships make up 11.6%.
6.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walcha, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17850/walcha/topic/demographics-identity