5,395 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,313
- 2016: 5,374
- 2021: 5,395
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wingham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wingham is 47, making the community far older than the national figure. With a population of 5,395 people, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas and has a notably high proportion of seniors.
5,395
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Wingham — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wingham | 5,395 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 5,395, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and the nation.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. In contrast, children under 15 account for 18.0%, which is about the same as the national figure.
25.6% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wingham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.3%, which is around the middle for its level.
7.3% ▲ +78.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wingham, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wingham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14350/wingham/topic/demographics-identity