5,929 ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,925
- 2016: 5,973
- 2021: 5,929
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whalan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whalan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live in Whalan than in 91% of similar areas. It is a notably young community where the typical resident is just 34 years old, which is five years younger than the New South Wales average.
5,929
▲ +0.1%
- 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 Whalan — higher than 86% of areas.
| Whalan | 5,929 |
|---|---|
| 2770, NSW | 61,494 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Whalan has a total population of 5,929 people. The typical resident is 34, making this area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 24.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This trend helps explain the area's youth, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.2%.
15.2% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whalan splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
11.0% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whalan, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14283/whalan/topic/demographics-identity