82,534 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 75,861
- 2016: 77,145
- 2021: 82,534
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyong · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Wyong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity set Wyong apart from the rest of the state. The area has grown to 82,534 people, with a balanced age profile where children and seniors each make up nearly 20% of the population.
82,534
▲ +8.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Wyong — higher than 85% of areas.
| Wyong | 82,534 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wyong is larger than about 85% of similar areas, having added 6,673 people since 2011. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Older than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both make up 19.5% of the population, both of which are a little above the national figures. The number of seniors has risen by 2.3 points since 2011, while the proportion of children has fallen.
19.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 41.7% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.4% since 2011.
6.8% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyong, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) 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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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/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/demographics-identity