390 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 477
- 2016: 381
- 2021: 390
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodenbong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodenbong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Woodenbong is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap defines the area's profile, where a third of the population are seniors and children make up a small minority of the community.
390
▼ -18.2%
- 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 Woodenbong — higher than 61% of areas.
| Woodenbong | 390 |
|---|---|
| 2476, NSW | 847 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Woodenbong has 390 residents, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical age here is 55, which is far older than both the state and national averages.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A third of the population is aged 65 or over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.8% of the area, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
33.1% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodenbong splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Most residents are married (54.3%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national average at 7.7%.
5.6% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodenbong, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14400/woodenbong/topic/demographics-identity