4,204 ▲ +136.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,776
- 2016: 2,831
- 2021: 4,204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wadalba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wadalba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population has come to define Wadalba, where the typical resident is now just 32 years old. This makes the area much younger than the national figure of 38, driven largely by a high number of families with children.
4,204
▲ +136.7%
- 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 Wadalba — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wadalba | 4,204 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wadalba is home to 4,204 people, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical resident is 32, making the population noticeably younger than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain the youth of the area, while the proportion of seniors is well below the state average at just 10.0%.
10.0% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wadalba splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.3% of the population, a figure slightly above the national average.
6.1% ▲ +159.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wadalba, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14098/wadalba/topic/demographics-identity