260 ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 308
- 2016: 279
- 2021: 260
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woolomin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woolomin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong presence of families and Indigenous culture shapes daily life in Woolomin. The area is home to 260 people, with a notably high proportion of children and seniors compared to the rest of the country.
260
▼ -15.6%
- 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 Woolomin — higher than 58% of areas.
| Woolomin | 260 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, making the population noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This population size is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 23.5%, a figure far higher than the national average.
23.5% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woolomin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 13.8% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up 18.0% of the community, well above the state average.
13.8% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% ▲ +100.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woolomin, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woolomin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14426/woolomin/topic/demographics-identity