56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woocoo · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the oldest similar areas in the region, Woocoo has a typical resident aged 60. This sparsely populated place has a population of just 56 people, with a demographic profile far older than both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woocoo — lower than 70% of areas.
| Woocoo | 56 |
|---|---|
| 4620, QLD | 448 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Woocoo is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.7% of the population, which is far above the national average of 17.2%.
35.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Woocoo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (41%) and Youth (15–24) (10%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, a little above the Australian figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Woocoo, the largest group is Divorced at 30%, followed by Married (25%) and Never married (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/demographics-identity