3,767 ▲ +99.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,890
- 2016: 3,080
- 2021: 3,767
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wilton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wilton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wilton is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This youthfulness is driven by a very high number of children, with 28.5% of the population under 15.
3,767
▲ +99.3%
- 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 Wilton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wilton | 3,767 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 13,174 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wilton has 3,767 people, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, which is 5 years younger than the New South Wales average.
34 yrs ▼ -8.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas, at only 9.7%.
9.7% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.5% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wilton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 62.3% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the community, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
2.2% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +59.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wilton, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Wilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14329/wilton/topic/demographics-identity