Woodburn · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Woodburn

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Woodburn is 52, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 74 people is defined by a population that skews significantly towards older adults and seniors compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Woodburn, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodburn sits — Total population

74
  • 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 Woodburn — lower than 66% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Woodburn74
2538, NSW 2,580
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales (39) or Australia (38).

74

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54
  • 2021: 74

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.2%, slightly below the state average.

21.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.1%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

16.2%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Woodburn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous people make up 6.8% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here at 19.3%, compared to 11.5% across Australia.

19.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Woodburn, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14398/woodburn/topic/demographics-identity