639 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 584
- 2016: 645
- 2021: 639
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.
A shift toward an older population is the main story for Woodridge, where the typical resident is now 48. This makes the area far older than both the state and national typical age of 38. With 639 people living here, the community is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
639
▲ +9.4%
- 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 68% of areas.
| Woodridge | 639 |
|---|---|
| 6041, WA | 1,597 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This contributes to an older age structure, with 30.2% of residents being adults aged 45 to 64.
25.0% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Woodridge, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 55.2%, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.7%, which is a little below the national figure. About 2.7% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
2.7% ▲ —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodridge, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
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/SAL51640/woodridge/topic/demographics-identity