18,187 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18,038
- 2016: 21,205
- 2021: 18,187
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 18,187 residents in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This creates a distinctive population where children are very rare and a high proportion of people live in de facto relationships.
18,187
▲ +0.8%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Potts Point - Woolloomooloo — higher than 86% of areas.
| Potts Point - Woolloomooloo | 18,187 |
|---|---|
| 2011, NSW | 18,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has barely changed since 2011 and is now larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 only 4.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the number of people aged 65 and over rose 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 22.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure far above the 11.5% national average. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.4%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.4% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.7% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/demographics-identity