52,709 ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44,395
- 2016: 47,882
- 2021: 52,709
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wingecarribee · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wingecarribee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Wingecarribee, where the typical resident is 48 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the area has grown by 19% since 2011 to reach a total population of 52,709 people.
52,709
▲ +18.7%
- 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 Wingecarribee — higher than 75% of areas.
| Wingecarribee | 52,709 |
|---|---|
| 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 resident is now 48, which is 10 years older than the Australian average and 3 years older than in 2011. This reflects a shift toward an older demographic as the population grew by 8,314 people over the last decade.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is a little below the state average at 16.7%.
27.9% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wingecarribee splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the New South Wales average. In terms of relationships, 52.4% of people are married, while 10.2% are in de facto partnerships.
2.3% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wingecarribee, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wingecarribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18350/wingecarribee/topic/demographics-identity