75,613 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67,356
- 2016: 74,302
- 2021: 75,613
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willoughby · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Willoughby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Willoughby than in most similar areas. The region has grown steadily to 75,613 residents and maintains a balanced age profile, with a typical resident now aged 39.
75,613
▲ +12.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Willoughby — higher than 80% of areas.
| Willoughby | 75,613 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 12% since 2011, adding about 8,257 people. This makes Willoughby larger than about 82% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose to 16.0%, though this remains a little below the national figure.
16.0% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willoughby splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. De facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at 8.9%.
0.3% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willoughby, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18250/willoughby/topic/demographics-identity