814 ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 769
- 2016: 766
- 2021: 814
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongarbon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wongarbon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably young population defines Wongarbon, where children under 15 make up over a quarter of the 814 residents. This age profile is much younger than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 38.
814
▲ +5.9%
- 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 Wongarbon — higher than 72% of areas.
| Wongarbon | 814 |
|---|---|
| 2831, NSW | 1,845 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 38, making the area a little younger than the New South Wales figure. Its total population of 814 is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 13.3%, well below the state average.
13.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wongarbon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. Additionally, 13.4% of residents are in de facto relationships, a rate higher than most other areas.
13.6% ▲ +94.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongarbon, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Wongarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14391/wongarbon/topic/demographics-identity