764 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 736
- 2016: 758
- 2021: 764
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Welby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Welby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 764 people lives in Welby, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. The community is generally older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 42. This age profile is reflected in the high proportion of adults aged 45 to 64.
764
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Welby — higher than 71% of areas.
| Welby | 764 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 17,846 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian average of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.0%, a little below the state and national figures.
20.3% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Welby, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly double the national rate. Regarding relationships, 40.5% of people are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship.
6.2% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Welby splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Welby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14236/welby/topic/demographics-identity