270 ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 363
- 2016: 257
- 2021: 270
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Wattle Flat, where the typical resident is 51. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures. With a total population of 270 people, it is a small but distinct community.
270
▼ -25.6%
- 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 Wattle Flat — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wattle Flat | 270 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Wattle Flat is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.0%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
24.1% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattle Flat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.0% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
10.0% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Flat, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Wattle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14209/wattle-flat/topic/demographics-identity