Woocoo · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Woocoo

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.

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📍 Woocoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woocoo sits — Total population

56
  • 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 Woocoo — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Woocoo56
4620, QLD 448
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 48
  • 2021: 56

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

60 yrs

Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 55 yrs
  • 2021: 60 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

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.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 35.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Woocoo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (41%) and Youth (15–24) (10%).

Identity & relationships

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.

13.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Woocoo, the largest group is Divorced at 30%, followed by Married (25%) and Never married (25%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 7 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 7 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/demographics-identity