Suburb in Mid-Coast

Wherrol Flat, NSW

Wherrol Flat had a population of 329 at the 2021 Census (+3.1% since 2016). Median age 53.0. Median weekly household income $1,162. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wherrol Flat at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wherrol Flat's population grew by 3.1% to 329, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 53.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.2%.

9.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 66.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 125 households.

The median household earns $1,162 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,305 a month.

8.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 45.5% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wherrol Flat beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureWherrol FlatNSWAustralia
Population3298,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.1%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age53.038.438.2
Households1252,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting9.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright66.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,162$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$250$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,305$2,142$1,866
Born overseas8.8%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%28.2%23.6%
No religion45.5%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

+3.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3092011
  2. 3192016
  3. 3292021

Age

Median age 53.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Wherrol Flat New South Wales
Share of people by age, Wherrol Flat and New South Wales
0–98.8%
10–1913.1%
20–296.4%
30–398.8%
40–497.9%
50–5918.2%
60–6920.7%
70–7910.9%
80+4.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wherrol Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.7%
  2. Australian43.8%
  3. Scottish18.3%
  4. Irish9.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.6%
  2. Canada1.3%
  3. the Netherlands1.3%
  4. England1.0%

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

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