217 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 225
- 2016: 188
- 2021: 217
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wooderson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wooderson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live in Wooderson than in the typical Australian town, with 24% of the population under 15. This creates a youthful community of 217 people where the typical resident is 38 years old.
217
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Wooderson — higher than 55% of areas.
| Wooderson | 217 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 55,339 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 217 is larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the figure for Queensland and Australia.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are much less common here, with only 12.9% aged 65 and over compared to 17.2% across Australia.
12.9% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wooderson, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.2% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 3.2% of residents, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
3.2% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wooderson, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Wooderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33131/wooderson/topic/demographics-identity