144 ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 144
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wakefield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wakefield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 67% of residents in Wakefield are married, which is the most common relationship status in the area. This small community of 144 people is notably young, with a very high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
144
▼ -18.2%
- 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 Wakefield — lower than 53% of areas.
| Wakefield | 144 |
|---|---|
| 2278, NSW | 2,565 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Wakefield is 40 years old, making the area a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 28.5% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.3%, a little below the national average.
15.3% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.5% ▲ +113.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wakefield splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 10.4% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. People in de facto relationships account for 6.1%, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.4% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wakefield, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14106/wakefield/topic/demographics-identity