2,981 ▲ +73.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,714
- 2016: 2,240
- 2021: 2,981
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Wallsend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families have become more prominent in West Wallsend over the last decade. The typical resident is now just 36, making the area noticeably younger than the New South Wales average. It is a growing community of nearly 3,000 people with a strong presence of children and young adults.
2,981
▲ +73.9%
- 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 West Wallsend — higher than 84% of areas.
| West Wallsend | 2,981 |
|---|---|
| 2286, NSW | 4,690 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,981, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents here are generally younger than those across the state and nation.
36 yrs ▼ -2.7%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 20% of the population, a figure slightly above the national average. This helps explain why the typical age is lower here, although 18% of the community are seniors, which is about the same as the state average.
18.0% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West Wallsend, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 28%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 16.6% of residents are in de facto relationships, a rate much higher than in most other similar areas.
6.4% ▲ +183.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Wallsend, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/demographics-identity