2,020 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,951
- 2016: 2,020
- 2021: 2,020
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyongah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A youthful energy defines daily life in Wyongah, where the typical resident is just 37. This makes the area a little younger than both the state and national figures, with a population of 2,020 people.
2,020
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Wyongah — higher than 78% of areas.
| Wyongah | 2,020 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are generally younger than those in the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national figures at 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyongah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the community, which is much higher than most areas. About 12.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a little above the national figure.
6.2% ▲ +151.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wyongah splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/demographics-identity