12,982 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12,787
- 2016: 12,579
- 2021: 12,982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Woodridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Woodridge is now 33, which is three years older than in 2011. This makes the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia, where the usual age is 38. The population has grown slightly to 12,982 people.
12,982
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Woodridge — higher than 67% of areas.
| Woodridge | 12,982 |
|---|---|
| 4114, QLD | 29,702 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 1.5% since 2011, adding about 195 people. Woodridge is now larger than about 68% of similar areas.
33 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national averages at 14.5%.
14.5% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodridge splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas, sitting at 9.6%.
6.2% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodridge, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061336/woodridge/topic/demographics-identity