1,081 ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,120
- 2016: 4,519
- 2021: 1,081
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallacia · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wallacia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Wallacia is now 39, making the area significantly younger than it was in 2011. This shift is reflected in the community's makeup, with a growing number of children and fewer seniors living here compared to a decade ago.
1,081
▼ -3.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wallacia — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wallacia | 1,081 |
|---|---|
| 2745, NSW | 31,847 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 3.5% since 2011, with 1,081 people now living in the area. While the typical age is about the same as the New South Wales figure, it has fallen by 8 years since the last census.
39 yrs ▼ -17.0%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 make up 19.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over has fallen by 7.7 points since 2011 to 18.6%.
18.6% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wallacia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 8.8% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
3.9% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallacia, the largest group is Married at 48%, 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115150/wallacia/topic/demographics-identity