559 ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 376
- 2016: 374
- 2021: 559
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodwark · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodwark
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Woodwark, where the typical person is 44. This is 6 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. While the area has a larger population than most similar places, it is shaped by a small number of seniors and a high proportion of couples.
559
▲ +48.7%
- 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 Woodwark — higher than 66% of areas.
| Woodwark | 559 |
|---|---|
| 4802, QLD | 13,393 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of Woodwark is 559, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44, making the area noticeably older than the national and state figures.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 18.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is just 8.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 17%.
8.9% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woodwark, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.3% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average.
1.3% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodwark, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
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 Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/demographics-identity