2,475 ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,496
- 2016: 2,553
- 2021: 2,475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walcha · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walcha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Walcha, where the typical person is 49. This town of 2,475 people has a population that is far older than the national figure. This age gap is most clear among the seniors, who make up nearly a third of the local community.
2,475
▼ -0.8%
- 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 Walcha — higher than 81% of areas.
| Walcha | 2,475 |
|---|---|
| 2354, NSW | 3,484 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the usual age in New South Wales by 10 years and Australia by 11 years. This makes Walcha's population older than most areas at this level.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 29.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 17.1%, a little below the state and national averages.
29.9% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walcha splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. More than half of the residents are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship.
6.1% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walcha, Married is the majority at 54%; 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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14111/walcha/topic/demographics-identity