7,189 ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,180
- 2016: 7,405
- 2021: 7,189
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woollahra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woollahra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than five percentage points more seniors live in Woollahra than in the typical New South Wales suburb. This is one of the largest areas of its kind with 7,189 people, though the typical resident is noticeably older than the national average at 42 years.
7,189
▲ +0.1%
- 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 Woollahra — higher than 87% of areas.
| Woollahra | 7,189 |
|---|---|
| 2025, NSW | 7,189 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 7,189 people, Woollahra is among the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 make up 15.4%, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
23.0% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woollahra, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.3%, which is well below the state average.
0.3% ▲ +242.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Woollahra splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/demographics-identity