Wellington · Urban Centre

Total population

4,5812021▲ +218.8%

Wellington has a population of 4,581 — well above average, more than three times the typical urban centre's 792. It ranks 253rd of 1,836 urban centres nationally.

Among its neighbours it's larger than Gulgong, Molong and Putta Bucca - Bombira (L), but smaller than Mudgee and Dubbo.

The population has grown 219% since 2011, adding 3.1k people, faster than the 18% nationally.

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📍 Wellington, Urban Centre

Trend across censuses

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k201120122013201420152016201720182019202020211,4371,3554,581

Where Wellington sits

1101001.0k10k100k1.0M4.7M

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wellington — higher than 86% of areas.

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Total population in nearby areas

  1. Dubbo38,783
  2. Mudgee11,563
  3. Gulgong2,057
  4. Molong1,621
  5. Putta Bucca - Bombira (L)693
  6. Wongarbon (L)665
  7. Firgrove (L)511
  8. Geurie (L)460
  9. Cumnock (L)261
  10. Yeoval (L)221

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