87 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Widden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Widden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Widden is just 29 years old, making this area far younger than the national average. It is a sparsely populated place with only 87 people, where young adults and those in de facto relationships are particularly common.
87
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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 Widden — lower than 62% of areas.
| Widden | 87 |
|---|---|
| 2328, NSW | 2,506 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 87 residents, Widden is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. The typical person here is 29, which is 10 years younger than the New South Wales figure.
29 yrs —
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 29 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young people dominate the age structure, with 37.9% being young adults and 24.1% youth. This helps explain why children under 15 (10.3%) and seniors (6.9%) are both far below national figures.
6.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Widden, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Youth (15–24) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 31.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Additionally, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 5.7%, a little above the state average.
5.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Widden, Never married is the majority at 66%; Married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Widden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/demographics-identity