301 ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 352
- 2016: 188
- 2021: 301
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wollombi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wollombi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Wollombi, where the typical person is 55. This aging profile is most evident in the high number of seniors, who make up nearly a third of the population.
301
▼ -14.5%
- 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 Wollombi — higher than 59% of areas.
| Wollombi | 301 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wollombi has a total population of 301 people, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures.
55 yrs ▲ +3.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 31.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 13.3%.
31.2% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wollombi, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national average at 15.8%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
2.0% ▲ +134.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +106.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wollombi, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Wollombi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14373/wollombi/topic/demographics-identity