665 ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 935
- 2016: 607
- 2021: 665
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongarbon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wongarbon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Wongarbon from the national figure. This is a young place where the typical resident is 36, and children under 15 make up over a quarter of the population. However, the total population shrank by 29% since 2011, losing about 270 people.
665
▼ -28.9%
- 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 Wongarbon — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wongarbon | 665 |
|---|---|
| 2831, NSW | 1,845 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population now stands at 665 people, which is smaller than about 56% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 36.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 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 26.9% of the population, a figure well above the national 18.2%. In contrast, those aged 65 and over represent 12.9%, which is much lower than most areas.
12.9% ▲ +80.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wongarbon splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16.7% of the population, rising 15 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in the state, accounting for 14.9% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +941.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +97.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongarbon, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wongarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121122/wongarbon/topic/demographics-identity