653 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 637
- 2016: 560
- 2021: 653
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woollamia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woollamia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of people in Woollamia are older adults aged 45 to 64. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 51. It is a small community of 653 people where seniors and middle-aged adults make up the vast majority of the population.
653
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Woollamia — higher than 69% of areas.
| Woollamia | 653 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population of 653 is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 24.5% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 14.2%.
24.5% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woollamia, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.7%. About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +73.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woollamia, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14423/woollamia/topic/demographics-identity