34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wean · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 34 people live in Wean, making it smaller than about 78% of similar areas. The population is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged around 44 years. This small community is mostly made up of married couples and older adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wean — lower than 79% of areas.
| Wean | 34 |
|---|---|
| 2382, NSW | 1,381 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Wean is 44, which is noticeably older than the national average of 38. Only 34 people live across the area, making it smaller than most other areas of this level.
34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 8.8% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.6% of residents, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wean, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Wean identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Marital patterns are also distinct, with 62.5% of people married and 0% in de facto relationships, far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wean, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14223/wean/topic/demographics-identity