417 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 322
- 2016: 357
- 2021: 417
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Windellama · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Windellama
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents shape daily life in Windellama, where the typical person is 48 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With a population of 417 people, it is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
417
▲ +29.5%
- 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 Windellama — higher than 62% of areas.
| Windellama | 417 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national average of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A significant 23.5% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This older profile is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 15.6% of the area.
23.5% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Windellama, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 13% of the population, a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.1% ▲ —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Windellama, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Windellama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14336/windellama/topic/demographics-identity