62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 62 people defines Woodfield, an area that has become far older than the national average. The typical resident is now 47, which is nine years older than the typical person across Australia.
62
—
- 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 Woodfield — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Woodfield is a sparsely populated area with only 62 residents, making it smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors, who together make up over 64% of the population. This explains why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
21.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woodfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, making up 29.7% of the population. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
29.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodfield, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Separated (9%).
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 Woodfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22835/woodfield/topic/demographics-identity