216 ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 182
- 2021: 216
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyangala · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyangala
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Wyangala, where the typical resident is 57. This small community of 216 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
216
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Wyangala — higher than 55% of areas.
| Wyangala | 216 |
|---|---|
| 2808, NSW | 216 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Wyangala much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 33.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.4% of the area, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
33.8% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyangala splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.7% of the population, well above the 3.2% national figure. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 18.4%, which is much higher than in most other areas.
9.7% ▲ —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyangala, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Wyangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14452/wyangala/topic/demographics-identity