Wood Wood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wood Wood

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Wood Wood is 51 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 91 people and a demographic profile skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.

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📍 Wood Wood, Suburb / Locality

Where Wood Wood sits — Total population

91 ▼ -37.2%
  • 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 Wood Wood — lower than 61% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wood Wood91
3596, VIC 103
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 91 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 51.

91 ▼ -37.2%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 145
  • 2016: 85
  • 2021: 91

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

51 yrs ▲ +41.7%

Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36 yrs
  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 51 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 8.8%.

24.2% ▲ +214.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 24.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.8% ▼ -60.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 27.1%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wood Wood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average. About 12.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the state and national levels.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

12.9% ▲ +128.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Wood Wood, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 7 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 5 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 5 females

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 Wood Wood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22832/wood-wood/topic/demographics-identity