1,176 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,194
- 2016: 1,168
- 2021: 1,176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodrising · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodrising
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas define Woodrising, where the typical person is 36. This creates a community with a strong presence of children and fewer seniors than the state or national figures.
1,176
▼ -1.5%
- 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 Woodrising — higher than 74% of areas.
| Woodrising | 1,176 |
|---|---|
| 2284, NSW | 12,612 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,176 is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 36.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 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% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger, with seniors aged 65 and over sitting well below the state average at 13%.
13.0% ▲ +107.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodrising splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also well above the state average at 14.7%.
7.1% ▲ +133.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Woodrising splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Woodrising
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woodrising [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14409/woodrising/topic/demographics-identity