745 ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,089
- 2016: 627
- 2021: 745
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyndham · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wyndham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 60.1% of the population in Wyndham identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, placing it among the highest areas for this identity. This creates a notably young community where the typical resident is 36, a little younger than the national figure.
745
▼ -31.6%
- 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 Wyndham — lower than 54% of areas.
| Wyndham | 745 |
|---|---|
| 6740, WA | 1,477 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Wyndham has shrank 32% since 2011, falling from 1,089 to 745 people. Residents are now a little younger than those in the rest of Australia, with the typical age dropping by two years over the last decade.
36 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 23.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 9.5%, a figure well below the Western Australian average.
9.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wyndham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Along with the high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, de facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the state, accounting for 25.2% of couples.
60.1% ▲ +4257.7%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.2% ▲ +133.7%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyndham, Never married is the majority at 67%; Married is next at 20%.
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 Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521052/wyndham/topic/demographics-identity