1,213 ▲ +559.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 184
- 2016: 141
- 2021: 1,213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongawilli · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wongawilli
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wongawilli is just 31 years old, making the area far younger than the New South Wales average. This youthful trend is driven by a very high number of children, with nearly 30% of the 1,213 residents under age 15.
1,213
▲ +559.2%
- 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 Wongawilli — higher than 74% of areas.
| Wongawilli | 1,213 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 35,038 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wongawilli is noticeably younger than most of Australia, with a typical age of 31. It is larger than about 76% of similar areas.
31 yrs ▼ -16.2%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 29.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why there are so few seniors here; those aged 65 and over account for just 3.4% of residents.
3.4% ▼ -70.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.3% ▲ +74.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wongawilli, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (63.3%), though 12.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the state average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the population.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +525.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongawilli, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wongawilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14392/wongawilli/topic/demographics-identity