57,003 ▼ -78.8%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 268,944
- 2016: 285,678
- 2021: 57,003
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Wagga Wagga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wagga Wagga is 36, making the area noticeably younger than the New South Wales average. This trend is reflected in the local population, which has a higher proportion of children and a significantly larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community compared to the rest of the state.
57,003
▼ -78.8%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Wagga Wagga — higher than 65% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | 57,003 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population stands at 57,003. This is larger than about 69% of similar areas, though the total number of residents shrank by 211,941 since 2011.
36 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Younger than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 17.5%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
17.5% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly 44% of residents are married, and 11.8% are in a de facto relationship, up 3.7 points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +197.4%
Higher than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wagga Wagga, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1035/wagga-wagga/topic/demographics-identity