17,853 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,726
- 2016: 17,371
- 2021: 17,853
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wahroonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Wahroonga, where the typical resident is 44 years old. This is six years older than the national figure. The area is one of the largest at this level, with 17,853 people.
17,853
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Wahroonga — higher than 89% of areas.
| Wahroonga | 17,853 |
|---|---|
| 2076, NSW | 25,340 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44 years old, making the area noticeably older than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 also have a strong presence at 18.6%.
22.2% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wahroonga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. De facto relationships are also much less common here than in most other areas, at just 4.9%.
0.4% ▲ +70.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wahroonga, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14103/wahroonga/topic/demographics-identity