833 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 815
- 2016: 814
- 2021: 833
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woolwich · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woolwich
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 833 people in Woolwich are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 52. This is far older than the national figure of 38, with a population skewed heavily toward seniors.
833
▲ +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 Woolwich — higher than 72% of areas.
| Woolwich | 833 |
|---|---|
| 2110, NSW | 9,846 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 32.9% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national figure at just 11.5%.
32.9% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woolwich, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 7.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most areas. Additionally, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woolwich, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Woolwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14430/woolwich/topic/demographics-identity