Census 2011 → 2021

Wellington population growth

How the population of Wellington, NSW (2820) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-0.3% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

4,109

2016 population

4,077

2021 population

4,096

2011 → 2021

-0.3%

+19 since 2016

Wellington trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

4,096

was 4,077 in 2016

+19 · +0.5%

Median rent

$230/wk

was $180/wk in 2016

+$50 · +27.8%

Household income

$975/wk

was $781/wk in 2016

+$194 · +24.8%

Median age

was 44 in 2016

-3 · -6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology