233 ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 184
- 2016: 220
- 2021: 233
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wisemans Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wisemans Ferry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Wisemans Ferry, representing 36.5% of the population. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 50. This trend is reflected in a small number of children and a higher proportion of seniors compared to the state.
233
▲ +26.6%
- 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 Wisemans Ferry — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wisemans Ferry | 233 |
|---|---|
| 2775, NSW | 1,518 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wisemans Ferry has 233 residents. The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the typical age for New South Wales (39) or Australia (38).
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 only 9.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over account for 19.3%, a little above the state and national averages.
19.3% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -53.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wisemans Ferry, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 17% of the population, a figure well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
4.7% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wisemans Ferry splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wisemans Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14362/wisemans-ferry/topic/demographics-identity