539 ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 892
- 2016: 614
- 2021: 539
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wilcannia · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wilcannia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far younger typical age of 30 defines the daily life of Wilcannia (L), where the community has become significantly more youthful over the last decade. The population now stands at 539 people, having shrank by 40% since 2011.
539
▼ -39.6%
- 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 Wilcannia — lower than 64% of areas.
| Wilcannia | 539 |
|---|---|
| 2836, NSW | 895 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 14 years younger than they were in 2011, making the area far younger than both New South Wales and the national figure.
30 yrs ▼ -31.8%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 11.3%.
11.3% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wilcannia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 61.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, accounting for 19.5% of residents.
61.8% ▲ +1943.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.5% ▲ +265.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wilcannia, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 16%.
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 Wilcannia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121120/wilcannia/topic/demographics-identity