4,161 ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,895
- 2016: 4,172
- 2021: 4,161
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Willoughby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in North Willoughby than in about 88% of similar areas, creating a substantial local community. The area is notably family-oriented, with a high proportion of children and a typical resident age of 40. This creates a demographic profile that is slightly older than the national figure but younger than many nearby suburbs.
4,161
▲ +6.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Willoughby — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Willoughby | 4,161 |
|---|---|
| 2068, NSW | 17,450 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
North Willoughby has 4,161 residents, making it larger than the vast majority of areas at this level. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.3%, a figure that is a little below the state average.
16.3% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Willoughby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at 7.3%.
0.2% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Willoughby, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 North Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13026/north-willoughby/topic/demographics-identity