342 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 335
- 2016: 345
- 2021: 342
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wooragee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wooragee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wooragee is far older than the national average, with an age of 50. This creates a population profile that is significantly older than most similar areas, with over a fifth of the 342 residents aged 65 or over.
342
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Wooragee — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38. The total population of 342 is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 here than in most other areas.
21.9% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wooragee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while 14.6% are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.5% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wooragee, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wooragee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22853/wooragee/topic/demographics-identity