73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 makes Willow Vale far older than most other areas, with very few children living here. This sparsely populated spot is shaped by a high number of seniors and a strong presence of married couples.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Willow Vale — lower than 66% of areas.
| Willow Vale | 73 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 5,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 73 people living here, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas.
73 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 4.1% of the area, a rate far below the state and national average of 18.2%.
28.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.1% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Willow Vale splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, representing 57.8% of the population, while there are no people in de facto relationships. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Willow Vale, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14323/willow-vale/topic/demographics-identity