503 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 493
- 2016: 414
- 2021: 503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wooli · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wooli
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 41.2% of the people in Wooli, the largest age group in the area. This makes Wooli a far older community than the rest of the state, with a typical resident aged 61. The population totals 503 people.
503
▲ +2.0%
- 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 Wooli — higher than 65% of areas.
| Wooli | 503 |
|---|---|
| 2462, NSW | 2,529 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 503 residents, the population is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
61 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
An elderly population is a key feature, with those aged 65 and over making up 41.2% of the area. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 9.9%.
41.2% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wooli, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.7%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.6%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
0.6% ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wooli, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Wooli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14421/wooli/topic/demographics-identity