3,980 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,774
- 2016: 3,861
- 2021: 3,980
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watanobbi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watanobbi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four in ten people in Watanobbi have never been married. This is a noticeably young place with 3,980 residents, where the typical person is just 35 years old.
3,980
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Watanobbi — higher than 86% of areas.
| Watanobbi | 3,980 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much younger than most similar places.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Watanobbi splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.5% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships sit at 12.8%, a little above the national average.
8.5% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Watanobbi, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Watanobbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14199/watanobbi/topic/demographics-identity