Census 2011 → 2021
Walgett population growth
How the population of Walgett, NSW (2832) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-19.5% over 10 years
2011 population
2,267
2016 population
2,145
2021 population
1,824
2011 → 2021
-19.5%
-321 since 2016
Walgett trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,824
was 2,145 in 2016
-321 · -15%
Median rent
$175/wk
was $150/wk in 2016
+$25 · +16.7%
Household income
$1,554/wk
was $1,039/wk in 2016
+$515 · +49.6%
Median age
35
was 33 in 2016
+2 · +6.1%
Dig deeper: Walgett population growth · Walgett then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology