Little Wobby · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Little Wobby

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far older population than the national average defines Little Wobby, where the typical resident is 62. This sparsely populated area has few children and a high proportion of older adults.

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📍 Little Wobby, Suburb / Locality

Where Little Wobby sits — Total population

23 ▼ -89.4%
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Little Wobby — lower than 84% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Little Wobby23
2256, NSW 16,039
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Only 23 people live here, making it smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident is 62, which is far older than the national figure of 38.

23 ▼ -89.4%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 218
  • 2016: 61
  • 2021: 23

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

62 yrs ▲ +55.0%

Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40 yrs
  • 2016: 58 yrs
  • 2021: 62 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15, which is far below the New South Wales average of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average.

30.4% ▲ +117.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.0%
  • 2016: 42.6%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Little Wobby, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (37%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

A huge 56.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

56.5% ▲ +489.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 56.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Little Wobby splits fairly evenly between Never married (35%) and Divorced (35%), with Married at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Little Wobby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12368/little-wobby/topic/demographics-identity