43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woorarra East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woorarra East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking lack of seniors defines the small community of Woorarra East, where no one is aged 65 or over. With only 43 residents, this is a sparsely populated area where a quarter of the population are children.
43
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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 Woorarra East — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this is much lower than in most similar areas.
38 yrs —
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are no people aged 65 and over living here, placing the area among the lowest in the country for seniors.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woorarra East, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (29%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 36.7% of residents in such a partnership, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
36.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woorarra East, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (23%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woorarra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22854/woorarra-east/topic/demographics-identity