125 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 119
- 2021: 125
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wayo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wayo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Wayo is home to 125 people with a typical resident aged 55. This aging trend is clear across the community, where seniors and older adults make up more than half of the population.
125
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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 Wayo — lower than 55% of areas.
| Wayo | 125 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 125, making it smaller than about 54% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors dominate the age profile, with those 65 and over making up 20.8% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most areas, at only 12.8%.
20.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wayo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.1%. About 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wayo, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wayo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wayo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14221/wayo/topic/demographics-identity