280 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 225
- 2021: 280
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wombat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wombat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wombat is now 47, making the community far older than the national figure. This small town of 280 people has a population that is significantly older than both the state and national averages.
280
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Wombat — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wombat | 280 |
|---|---|
| 2587, NSW | 2,932 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47 years old, which is far older than the average person in New South Wales and across Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 20.0% of the community, a little above the national average.
20.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wombat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure.
3.6% ▲ —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wombat, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wombat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14382/wombat/topic/demographics-identity