3,944 ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,775
- 2016: 3,246
- 2021: 3,944
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woombye · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woombye
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 3,944 people living in Woombye are married. This is a growing community where the typical resident is 40 years old, making it a little older than the national figure.
3,944
▲ +42.1%
- 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 Woombye — higher than 86% of areas.
| Woombye | 3,944 |
|---|---|
| 4559, QLD | 7,444 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Woombye is larger than about 87% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,944 people.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 19.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 15.5% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
15.5% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woombye splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Around 12.8% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as the state average.
3.1% ▲ +166.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woombye, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) 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 Woombye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33151/woombye/topic/demographics-identity