249 ▼ -51.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 515
- 2016: 259
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wildes Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wildes Meadow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wildes Meadow is far older than those in other parts of the country, with the usual age being 57. This creates a quiet, mature landscape for the 249 people who live here, where seniors make up nearly a third of the population.
249
▼ -51.7%
- 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 Wildes Meadow — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wildes Meadow | 249 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Wildes Meadow much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 29.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.4%.
29.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wildes Meadow, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though those in de facto relationships are more common here than in other areas. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wildes Meadow, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Wildes Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14309/wildes-meadow/topic/demographics-identity