76 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57
- 2021: 76
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wantagong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wantagong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Wantagong, representing 36.8% of the population. This is a sparsely populated area of 76 people where the typical resident is 48, making the community far older than the national figure.
76
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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 Wantagong — lower than 65% of areas.
| Wantagong | 76 |
|---|---|
| 2644, NSW | 2,442 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 9 years and the national figure by 10 years.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 13.2% of the population, and those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 7.9%, well below the national figure.
7.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wantagong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Children (0–14) (17%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships are also much lower than most areas at 8.3%.
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.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wantagong, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wantagong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wantagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14155/wantagong/topic/demographics-identity