32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Welaregang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Welaregang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Welaregang is 61, making the area far older than most parts of Australia. This sparsely populated community of just 32 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
32
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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 Welaregang — lower than 80% of areas.
| Welaregang | 32 |
|---|---|
| 2642, NSW | 5,476 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 32 residents. This makes Welaregang smaller than about 79% of similar areas.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 34.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is so old, with children under 15 making up only 9.4% of the community.
34.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Welaregang, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.2%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Welaregang, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Welaregang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14235/welaregang/topic/demographics-identity