7,124 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,921
- 2016: 6,540
- 2021: 7,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willoughby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willoughby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Willoughby are married, making it a stable residential hub for 7,124 residents. The area is notably family-oriented, with a high proportion of children and a typical resident age of 40.
7,124
▲ +20.3%
- 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 Willoughby — higher than 87% of areas.
| Willoughby | 7,124 |
|---|---|
| 2068, NSW | 17,450 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Willoughby is one of the largest areas of its kind with 7,124 residents. People here are a little older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 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 21.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is lower than the state and national figures at 15.8%.
15.8% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willoughby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.5%, which is lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.7%, a figure that is much lower than in similar places.
0.5% ▲ +273.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willoughby, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14320/willoughby/topic/demographics-identity