37 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 120
- 2021: 37
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watagan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watagan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nineteen years older than the national typical age is the population in Watagan. This sparsely populated area has a very small community of just 37 people, with a demographic profile that stands far apart from the rest of the state.
37
—
- 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 Watagan — lower than 78% of areas.
| Watagan | 37 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. Only 37 people live here, making it smaller than about 77% of similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age structure is skewed, with 32.4% of people aged 65 and over—far above the 17.2% national average. At the same time, children under 15 make up 27% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures.
32.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Watagan splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 30%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. There are no people in de facto relationships, while 53.8% of residents are married.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Watagan, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 44%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Watagan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Watagan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14198/watagan/topic/demographics-identity