35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woolooma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woolooma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Woolooma, where the typical person is 55. This sparsely populated place has only 35 people, with a population that is much older than both the state and national figures.
35
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- 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 Woolooma — lower than 79% of areas.
| Woolooma | 35 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | 8,060 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a community that is much older than most similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.4% of the area, a rate well below the state average.
22.9% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woolooma splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the 35 residents are married (73.3%), while those in de facto relationships make up 13.3%, which is a little above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woolooma, Married is the majority at 73%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Woolooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14427/woolooma/topic/demographics-identity