268 ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 307
- 2016: 250
- 2021: 268
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Weethalle · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Weethalle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 268 people now lives in Weethalle, where the community has become noticeably older than the national average. The typical resident is 44 years old, which is six years older than the typical person across Australia.
268
▼ -12.7%
- 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 Weethalle — higher than 58% of areas.
| Weethalle | 268 |
|---|---|
| 2669, NSW | 1,539 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 268 residents, Weethalle is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical resident's age of 44 is noticeably older than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are fewer children here than in most areas, with those under 15 making up 15.3% of residents.
22.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Weethalle, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. Regarding relationships, 37.7% of residents are married and 10.8% are in a de facto partnership.
8.6% ▲ +339.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Weethalle splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Weethalle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14232/weethalle/topic/demographics-identity