80 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 80
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wardrop Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wardrop Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Wardrop Valley than in the rest of the state, with only 3.8% of the population aged 65 and over. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a high proportion of children and a strong presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
80
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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 Wardrop Valley — lower than 64% of areas.
| Wardrop Valley | 80 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at 80 people. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the number of seniors is among the lowest for similar areas.
3.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wardrop Valley splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Also, 19.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is much higher than most other areas.
7.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wardrop Valley splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Wardrop Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14163/wardrop-valley/topic/demographics-identity