28 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 28
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wollumboola · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wollumboola
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 15 years separates the typical resident of Wollumboola from the national average. This sparsely populated area is far older than most of Australia, with a population of just 28 people.
28
—
- 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 Wollumboola — lower than 82% of areas.
| Wollumboola | 28 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 53 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 years.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.1% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. Children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wollumboola splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Wollumboola, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 47%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wollumboola
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wollumboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14378/wollumboola/topic/demographics-identity