4,530 ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,632
- 2016: 4,326
- 2021: 4,530
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Wyong, where the typical resident is 45. This is seven years older than the Australian figure, creating a community with a significant number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children.
4,530
▲ +24.7%
- 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 Wyong — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wyong | 4,530 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wyong has 4,530 residents, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
45 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 15.0%.
23.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 36.9% of residents are married, while 10.2% are in a de facto relationship.
6.3% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wyong splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14464/wyong/topic/demographics-identity