374 ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 488
- 2016: 364
- 2021: 374
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Woodside is 56, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This age gap is driven by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children, which shapes the local community's daily life.
374
▼ -23.4%
- 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 Woodside — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Woodside totals 374 people, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the average Australian, with a typical age of 56.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 35.3% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This high number of older residents is consistent with the fact that children under 15 make up just 11.8% of the area, which is well below the national figure.
35.3% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodside splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.4% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is well above the state average. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.1% of the population, about the same as the figure for Victoria.
1.1% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodside, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Woodside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woodside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22841/woodside/topic/demographics-identity