154 ▼ -74.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 608
- 2016: 138
- 2021: 154
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wool Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wool Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wool Bay is now 62, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This small community of 154 people is far older than the national figure, with a population largely made up of seniors and older adults.
154
▼ -74.7%
- 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 Wool Bay — lower than 52% of areas.
| Wool Bay | 154 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2,391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 62, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
62 yrs ▲ +21.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 36.4% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 11.0% of residents.
36.4% ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wool Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (41%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Children (0–14) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.2% of the population, a result much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wool Bay, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Wool Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41649/wool-bay/topic/demographics-identity