5,060 ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,210
- 2016: 3,962
- 2021: 5,060
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woolooware · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woolooware
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A slightly higher proportion of couples in de facto relationships marks Woolooware compared to the state and national figures. This community of 5,060 people has a balanced age spread, with the typical resident being 39 years old.
5,060
▲ +20.2%
- 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 Woolooware — higher than 86% of areas.
| Woolooware | 5,060 |
|---|---|
| 2230, NSW | 30,690 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,060 residents, Woolooware is larger than about 90% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 28.2%. Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit at around 16%, which is a little below the national figures.
16.7% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woolooware splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 1.6%, slightly below the national average.
1.6% ▲ +177.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woolooware, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Woolooware [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14428/woolooware/topic/demographics-identity