6,296 ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,990
- 2016: 6,001
- 2021: 6,296
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wynyard
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 6,296 people in Wynyard are married, making it one of the larger hubs in the region. This is an older community where the typical resident is 49, far older than the national figure. A high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence define the local population.
6,296
▲ +5.1%
- 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 Wynyard — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 6,296 residents, Wynyard is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 49, which is noticeably older than the Tasmania average of 42.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 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 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
28.3% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wynyard splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.8% of the community, which is well above both the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.2%, which is around the middle for similar areas.
9.8% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wynyard, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/demographics-identity