91 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 91
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wooreen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wooreen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wooreen is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a strong lean towards older age groups, though it still maintains a small number of children.
91
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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 Wooreen — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 91 people living here. This is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.5% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. Children under 15 account for 18.7%, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
27.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wooreen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.6%, a little above the typical 11.5% across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wooreen, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Wooreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22856/wooreen/topic/demographics-identity