2,301 ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,549
- 2016: 1,676
- 2021: 2,301
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Woolamai · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Woolamai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A total population of 2,301 people now lives in Cape Woolamai, making it larger than about 82% of similar areas. The community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 43 years.
2,301
▲ +48.5%
- 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 Cape Woolamai — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the usual person in Victoria or Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 18.9% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 29.9%, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.4%.
17.4% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cape Woolamai, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 1.1% of the population.
1.1% ▲ +94.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Woolamai, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20475/cape-woolamai/topic/demographics-identity