55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wool Wool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wool Wool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wool Wool is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 49. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 55 people, where half the population is married.
55
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- 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 Wool Wool — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. With only 55 people living here, it is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 29.1%. The area has far fewer children and seniors than most other places, with those over 65 making up only 7.3% of the population.
7.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wool Wool, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in the rest of the country, at 17.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than the state and national figures.
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.
17.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wool Wool, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Wool Wool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22847/wool-wool/topic/demographics-identity