3,024 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,155
- 2016: 2,993
- 2021: 3,024
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodberry · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodberry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Woodberry, where the typical age is just 36. This is a growing area of 3,024 people with a strong presence of children and a significant Indigenous population.
3,024
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Woodberry — higher than 84% of areas.
| Woodberry | 3,024 |
|---|---|
| 2322, NSW | 24,373 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, making the area noticeably younger than New South Wales and a little younger than the national figure. Woodberry is larger than about 84% of similar areas.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national average at 15.5%.
15.5% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodberry splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 15.3% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 13.9%.
15.3% ▲ +104.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodberry, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Woodberry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14395/woodberry/topic/demographics-identity