48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wambrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wambrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wambrook is far older than most people across the country, with a typical age of 52. This sparsely populated area is primarily home to older adults and seniors, making it much older than both the state and national averages.
48
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- 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 Wambrook — lower than 73% of areas.
| Wambrook | 48 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wambrook is a small community of only 48 people. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 35.4% of the population, which is far above the same figure for New South Wales. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.6%.
35.4% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wambrook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 67.6%, while 14.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wambrook, Married is the majority at 68%; Divorced is next at 19%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wambrook
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wambrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14143/wambrook/topic/demographics-identity