1,864 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,819
- 2016: 1,822
- 2021: 1,864
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willoughby East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willoughby East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children under 15 live in Willoughby East than in most other areas. This family-heavy mix means the typical resident is 42, making the population noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
1,864
▲ +2.5%
- 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 East — higher than 78% of areas.
| Willoughby East | 1,864 |
|---|---|
| 2068, NSW | 17,450 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is ,1864, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in the state and the rest of Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national figures.
15.4% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willoughby East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people here identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 4.6%, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willoughby East, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14321/willoughby-east/topic/demographics-identity