52 ▼ -80.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 52
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wollar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wollar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly young population defines Wollar, where children make up over a third of the 52 residents. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures, creating a community focused heavily on families and young people.
52
▼ -80.0%
- 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 Wollar — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wollar | 52 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | 19,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35 years old, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 years.
35 yrs ▼ -25.5%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is among the lowest rankings for this age group.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
34.6% ▲ +110.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wollar splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Children (0–14) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 19.0% of the population.
9.6% ▲ +90.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wollar, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Wollar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14369/wollar/topic/demographics-identity