8,886 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,192
- 2016: 8,952
- 2021: 8,886
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Grove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 8,886 people in Wattle Grove are married, reflecting a community centered on family life. The area is noticeably younger than both the state and national averages, with a typical resident aged just 35. This youthful feel is driven by a high number of children and a small proportion of seniors.
8,886
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Wattle Grove — higher than 87% of areas.
| Wattle Grove | 8,886 |
|---|---|
| 2173, NSW | 14,544 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wattle Grove is among the largest areas at this level with 8,886 residents. The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
35 yrs ▲ +12.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over make up only 9.4% of residents, well below the state average of 17.6%.
9.4% ▲ +79.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wattle Grove splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.7% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
2.2% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Grove, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14210/wattle-grove/topic/demographics-identity