262 ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 471
- 2016: 297
- 2021: 262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wakool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wakool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in Wakool, where 41.3% of residents are wed. This is a notably older community with a typical resident aged 49, which is far older than the national figure. It is home to 262 people.
262
▼ -44.4%
- 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 Wakool — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wakool | 262 |
|---|---|
| 2710, NSW | 9,743 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Wakool is 49 years old, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia. Its population of 262 people is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 24% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to an older age structure, with older adults aged 45 to 64 forming the biggest group at 27.9%.
24.0% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wakool splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 21.1%, a rate far above the state average.
9.2% ▲ +513.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.1% ▲ +174.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wakool, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Wakool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14108/wakool/topic/demographics-identity