2,909 ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,588
- 2016: 2,406
- 2021: 2,909
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,909 people in Wyee are married, marking it as a community with a notably older population. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct demographic where seniors make up nearly a third of the population.
2,909
▲ +12.4%
- 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 Wyee — higher than 83% of areas.
| Wyee | 2,909 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,909 residents, Wyee is larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 49, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 29.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.6%.
29.5% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyee splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships account for 8.5%, a figure well below the Australian average.
5.8% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyee, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (10%).
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 Wyee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14456/wyee/topic/demographics-identity