404 ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 311
- 2016: 356
- 2021: 404
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woorinen South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woorinen South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
The population in Woorinen South has grown to 404 people, creating a community that is noticeably older than the national average. A striking 21.8% of residents are seniors, which is well above the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
404
▲ +29.9%
- 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 Woorinen South — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, making Woorinen South noticeably older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.8% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 17.6%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
21.8% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woorinen South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Nearly half of the community are married, while 10.2% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly below the national average.
3.2% ▲ +230.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woorinen South, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Woorinen South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22860/woorinen-south/topic/demographics-identity