141 ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 299
- 2016: 141
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wandella · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wandella
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Wandella, where the typical resident is 59. This is 21 years older than the national figure, marking the area as one of the oldest of its kind.
141
▼ -52.8%
- 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 Wandella — lower than 53% of areas.
| Wandella | 141 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 16,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 141 people, which is smaller than about 52% of similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +20.4%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 35.5% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This older lean is consistent with the low number of children under 15, who make up only 7.8% of the community.
35.5% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wandella splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.4% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8% ▲ +181.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wandella, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Wandella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14146/wandella/topic/demographics-identity