68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wheeo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wheeo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Wheeo, where the typical resident is 50. This small community has a strong concentration of seniors and older adults, though it also has more children than the state average.
68
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- 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 Wheeo — lower than 67% of areas.
| Wheeo | 68 |
|---|---|
| 2583, NSW | 4,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wheeo is a sparsely populated area with only 68 residents. This is smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is skewed towards older residents, with 25% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Interestingly, children under 15 make up 20.6% of the population, slightly higher than the state average.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wheeo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 66.1% of the community, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.3%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wheeo, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wheeo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wheeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14287/wheeo/topic/demographics-identity