299 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 260
- 2021: 299
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallendbeen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wallendbeen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wallendbeen is now far older than those in most other areas, with the usual age reaching 54 years. This aging trend is a defining feature of the town's identity. Across the 218 square kilometre area, 299 people live in a community where seniors make up a huge portion of the population.
299
▼ -2.0%
- 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 Wallendbeen — higher than 59% of areas.
| Wallendbeen | 299 |
|---|---|
| 2588, NSW | 299 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Wallendbeen much older than most similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 28.1% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 17.6%. This high number of older adults helps explain why the overall age of the town is so high.
28.1% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wallendbeen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married, accounting for 57.4% of the people here.
5.7% ▲ +74.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallendbeen, Married is the majority at 56%; 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 Wallendbeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14131/wallendbeen/topic/demographics-identity