5,328 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,849
- 2016: 4,031
- 2021: 5,328
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Werrington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Werrington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Werrington, where the typical person is just 32. This is a relatively large community of over 5,300 people, marked by a high number of children and a small proportion of seniors.
5,328
▲ +38.4%
- 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 Werrington — higher than 86% of areas.
| Werrington | 5,328 |
|---|---|
| 2747, NSW | 54,397 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 32, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes Werrington one of the youngest areas of its kind.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.9% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, at just 9.7%.
9.7% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Werrington, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. In terms of relationships, 41.3% of residents are married and 41% have never been married.
5.1% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Werrington splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14252/werrington/topic/demographics-identity