Woottating · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Woottating

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older residents than most similar areas define Woottating, where the typical person is 57. This sparsely populated place has just 65 residents, with nearly 30% of the population being seniors.

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📍 Woottating, Suburb / Locality

Where Woottating sits — Total population

65
  • 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 Woottating — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Woottating65
6562, WA 1,413
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 57 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 65 people live in the area.

65

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66
  • 2021: 65

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

57 yrs

Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 57 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 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 account for 16.9%, which is a little below the state average.

29.2%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.7%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

16.9%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Woottating splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 16.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

16.0%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Woottating, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (22%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 6 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 7 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 6 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 6 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Woottating [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51648/woottating/topic/demographics-identity