Suburb in Mid-Coast

Wingham, NSW

Wingham had a population of 5,395 at the 2021 Census (+0.4% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,105. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wingham at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wingham's population grew by 0.4% to 5,395, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 11.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.4%.

22.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,128 households.

The median household earns $1,105 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,371 a month.

7.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.5% use a language other than English at home. 42.1% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wingham beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureWinghamNSWAustralia
Population5,3958,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+0.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age47.039.038.0
Households2,1282,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments2.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting22.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,105$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$306$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,371$2,167$1,863
Born overseas7.1%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion42.1%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

+0.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,3132011
  2. 5,3742016
  3. 5,3952021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Wingham New South Wales
Share of people by age, Wingham and New South Wales
0–911.3%
10–1911.8%
20–299.6%
30–399.9%
40–4910.1%
50–5914.1%
60–6914.9%
70–7911.9%
80+6.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wingham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.9%
  2. English48.9%
  3. Scottish10.9%
  4. Irish10.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.2%
  2. German0.2%
  3. French0.2%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.2%
  5. Portuguese0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%
  2. New Zealand0.9%
  3. Germany0.4%
  4. Scotland0.3%
  5. the United States0.3%

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

Around Wingham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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