Wellingrove · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wellingrove

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Wellingrove is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is home to 95 people and is marked by a significant gap in age compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Wellingrove sits — Total population

95
  • 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 Wellingrove — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wellingrove95
2370, NSW 7,785
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 95 residents. This is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

95

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 96
  • 2021: 95

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54 yrs
  • 2021: 58 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Wellingrove has a very old age profile, where 32.6% of people are seniors—far above the 17.2% national average. This explains why the area has so few children, with those under 15 making up just 7.4% of the population.

32.6%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

7.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wellingrove, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 3.2% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 13.9% of the population.

13.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Wellingrove, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 19%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 7 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 7 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Wellingrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14237/wellingrove/topic/demographics-identity