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Wirrinya, NSW

Wirrinya had a population of 92 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 33.0. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wirrinya at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wirrinya's population grew by 3.4% to 92, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 33.0, it is younger than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 23.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.6%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 31.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 32 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.2% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wirrinya beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureWirrinyaNSWAustralia
Population928,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age33.039.038.0
Households322,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright31.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week–$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,167$1,863
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion28.2%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1002011
  2. 892016
  3. 922021

Age

Median age 33.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Wirrinya New South Wales
Share of people by age, Wirrinya and New South Wales
0–923.9%
10–1913.0%
20–2915.2%
30–398.7%
40–4912.0%
50–5912.0%
60–6912.0%
70–793.3%
80+4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wirrinya at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian65.9%
  2. English60.0%
  3. Irish9.4%
  4. Scottish9.4%
  5. German5.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Wirrinya

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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