145 ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 192
- 2016: 177
- 2021: 145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willawong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Willawong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Residents in Willawong are far older than those in most similar areas. The typical person here is 49, which is 11 years older than the national figure. This creates a community where seniors are common and children are very rare.
145
▼ -24.5%
- 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 Willawong — lower than 53% of areas.
| Willawong | 145 |
|---|---|
| 4110, QLD | 16,461 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with 145 people living in the area. These residents are far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +22.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of children under 15 live here, making up just 4.1% of the population. This helps explain why the area is so old, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 23.4% of the group.
23.4% ▲ +138.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.1% ▼ -66.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Willawong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
4.1% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willawong, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Willawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33077/willawong/topic/demographics-identity