965 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 745
- 2016: 844
- 2021: 965
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woombah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woombah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Woombah, where the typical person is 56 years old. This age gap is striking, with the typical resident being 18 years older than the national figure. The community of 965 people is mostly made up of seniors and older adults.
965
▲ +29.5%
- 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 Woombah — higher than 73% of areas.
| Woombah | 965 |
|---|---|
| 2469, NSW | 4,359 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Woombah is 56, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This population of 965 people is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +12.0%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors live here, with those aged 65 and over making up 34.7% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 make up only 14.0%, which is well below the Australian average.
34.7% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woombah splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 10.6%.
3.4% ▲ +112.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woombah, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Woombah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14432/woombah/topic/demographics-identity