329 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 309
- 2016: 319
- 2021: 329
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wherrol Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wherrol Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wherrol Flat is 53 years old, making it a far older community than most of the country. With 329 people living here, the area is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
329
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Wherrol Flat — higher than 60% of areas.
| Wherrol Flat | 329 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Wherrol Flat is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to the area's older feel, although the 18.2% of children under 15 is about the same as across Australia.
24.9% ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wherrol Flat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 6.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. More than half of the residents are married.
6.1% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wherrol Flat, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wherrol Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14288/wherrol-flat/topic/demographics-identity