53,496 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52,158
- 2016: 54,240
- 2021: 53,496
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woollahra · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Woollahra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population profile defines Woollahra, where the typical resident's age has climbed 3 years since 2011 to reach 41. The area is now noticeably older than the national figure, with a growing number of seniors and a much smaller proportion of children than usual.
53,496
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Woollahra — higher than 75% of areas.
| Woollahra | 53,496 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Woollahra's population grew by 2.6% since 2011 to reach 53,496 people, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 only 14.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.9%, well above the state and national averages.
20.9% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woollahra splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.3%, which is well below the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of residents, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average.
0.3% ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Woollahra splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/demographics-identity