Editing Wyong Shire (section)

==Demographics==
At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, there were {{formatnum:149746}} people in the Wyong Shire local government area, of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people]] made up 3.6% of the population which is higher than the national average. The [[median#Medians for populations|median]] age of people in the Wyong Shire was 40 years; significantly higher than the national median age of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population; 34% higher than the national average in this age bracket. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.<ref name="Census2011"/>

Population growth in the Wyong Shire between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 7.10%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 7.11%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Wyong Shire local government area was on par with the national average.<ref name="Census2001"/> The median [[household income|weekly income]] for residents within the Wyong Shire was significantly lower than the national average.<ref name="Census2011"/><ref name="Census2006"/>

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Wyong Shire local government area who stated their [[ancestor|ancestry]] as [[Australians|Australian]] or [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] approached 81% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 65.0% of all residents in the Wyong Shire nominated a [[Religion in Australia|religious]] affiliation with [[Christianity in Australia|Christianity]] at the 2011 Census, which was significantly above the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Wyong Shire local government area had a lower than average proportion (6.0%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (91.8%) where [[Australian English|English]] only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).<ref name="Census2011"/>

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!colspan=8|Selected historical census data for Wyong Shire local government area
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!colspan=3|Census year !!1991!!1996!!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA18550 |name=Wyong (A) |access-date=28 November 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA18550 |name=Wyong (A) |accessdate=28 November 2012 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011"/>
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|rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on Census night ||align="right"|{{formatnum:100643}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:115999}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:130536}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:139801}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:149746}}
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|align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|16<small>th</small> ||align="right"|<small></small>
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|align="right"|% of New South Wales population ||align="right"|1.76% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;1.92% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;2.05% ||align="right"| ||align="right"|2.16%
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|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|0.60% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.65% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.70% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.70% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.70%
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!colspan=3|Cultural and language diversity !! !! !! !! !!
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|rowspan=5 colspan=2|[[ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[Australians|Australian]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|33.6%
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|[[English people|English]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|31.5%
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|[[Irish people|Irish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|8.4%
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|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|7.0%
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|[[German people|German]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|2.3%
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|rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,<br />top responses<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]])||[[Italian language|Italian]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.4% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.4% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.4%
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|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.2% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.3% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.3%
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|[[Greek language|Greek]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2%
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|[[German language|German]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2%
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||[[Cantonese language|Cantonese]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.2%
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!colspan=3|Religious affiliation !! !! !! !! !!
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|rowspan=5 colspan=2|[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses ||[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|34.7% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;32.0% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;30.4%
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|[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|27.0% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;27.4% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;27.5%
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|[[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|11.6% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;14.5% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;17.8%
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|[[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|5.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;4.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.9%
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|[[List of Presbyterian denominations in Australia|Presbyterian and Reformed]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|3.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.2%
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!colspan=3|Median weekly incomes !! !! !! !! !! 
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|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income ||Median weekly personal income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|A$381 ||align="right"|A$469
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|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|81.8% ||align="right"|81.3%
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|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income  ||Median weekly family income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|A$770 ||align="right"|A$1,171
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|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|75.0% ||align="right"|79.1%
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|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Household income ||Median weekly household income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|A$1,013 ||align="right"|A$934
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|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|86.5% ||align="right"|75.7%
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