12,982 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,787
- 2016: 12,579
- 2021: 12,982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 45% of people in Woodridge have never been married, marking this as a very young area. With 12,982 residents, it is one of the largest places in its category and has a typical resident aged just 33, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
12,982
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Woodridge — higher than 88% of areas.
| Woodridge | 12,982 |
|---|---|
| 4114, QLD | 29,702 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is only 33 years old, making Woodridge noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia by five years.
33 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to the area being much younger than most, while the proportion of seniors is a little below the state and national averages.
14.5% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodridge splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships represent 9.6% of residents, a figure well below the Queensland average.
6.2% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodridge, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/demographics-identity