587 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 526
- 2016: 548
- 2021: 587
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallaga Lake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wallaga Lake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wallaga Lake is 62 years old, which is among the highest ages for any similar area. This makes the community far older than both the state and national figures. With 587 people living here, it is larger than about 69% of comparable areas.
587
▲ +11.6%
- 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 Wallaga Lake — higher than 67% of areas.
| Wallaga Lake | 587 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | 10,066 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is notably older than most, with a typical age of 62. This is 23 years older than the New South Wales average and 24 years older than the national figure.
62 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 42.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 10.2%, well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
42.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wallaga Lake, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.5%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
1.5% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallaga Lake, Married is the majority at 50%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wallaga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14120/wallaga-lake/topic/demographics-identity