191 → 0.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 191
- 2016: 201
- 2021: 191
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woomelang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woomelang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Woomelang is 63 years old, which is 25 years older than the average person across Victoria or Australia. This creates a community where nearly half of the 191 residents are seniors. The area is far older than most similar places, with very few children living here.
191
→ 0.0%
- 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 Woomelang — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 63, placing Woomelang among the oldest areas of its kind. With 191 residents, it is larger than about 54% of similar areas.
63 yrs ▲ +34.0%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 47.1% of the population, which is 30 percentage points higher than the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up just 5.8% of the population.
47.1% ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% ▼ -62.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woomelang, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (8%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships account for 7.6%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woomelang, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Woomelang
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woomelang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22852/woomelang/topic/demographics-identity