73 ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 216
- 2016: 68
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whoota · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong majority of the 73 people in Whoota are married, with 63.5% of residents in this relationship status. This is a small, sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 61, making it far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whoota — lower than 66% of areas.
| Whoota | 73 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Whoota has a total population of 73 people. The typical resident is 61 years own, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
73 ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
61 yrs ▲ +32.6%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.4%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
31.5% ▲ +111.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Whoota splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 14.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Whoota, Married is the majority at 66%; Divorced is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14298/whoota/topic/demographics-identity