419 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 410
- 2016: 406
- 2021: 419
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wooloweyah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wooloweyah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 65% of similar areas have fewer people than Wooloweyah, which has a total population of 419. This is a far older community than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49.
419
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Wooloweyah — higher than 62% of areas.
| Wooloweyah | 419 |
|---|---|
| 2464, NSW | 7,058 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and the New South Wales average of 39.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 14.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain the older age profile, as 36.5% of residents are aged 45 to 64 and 20.3% are seniors.
20.3% ▲ +188.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wooloweyah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most people are married (51.9%), while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship.
2.4% ▲ +64.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wooloweyah, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Wooloweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14429/wooloweyah/topic/demographics-identity