547 ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 446
- 2016: 503
- 2021: 547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodbridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Woodbridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 547 people in Woodbridge are married, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of older residents. The typical person here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area stand out as much older than most similar places.
547
▲ +22.6%
- 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 Woodbridge — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54 years old, which is far older than the state average of 42 and the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 28.9% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This contributes to the area's older profile, while children under 15 are a little below the national proportion at 15.4%.
28.9% ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodbridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little over 15% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9%, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 5.4%.
0.9% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodbridge, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Woodbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60763/woodbridge/topic/demographics-identity