Wymah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wymah

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Wymah is 58, making this area far older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated place with only 30 people, where seniors make up a large part of the population.

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📍 Wymah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wymah sits — Total population

30
  • 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 Wymah — lower than 81% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wymah30
2640, NSW 39,879
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with just 30 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 80% of similar areas.

30

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 30

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 59 yrs
  • 2021: 58 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 30% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 10%.

30.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.9%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.0%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wymah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (35%) and Children (0–14) (12%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Additionally, no residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate far below the national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Wymah, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wymah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14460/wymah/topic/demographics-identity