2,301 ▼ -51.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,750
- 2016: 1,676
- 2021: 2,301
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Woolamai · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cape Woolamai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,301 people in Cape Woolamai are married. This community has aged significantly over the last decade, with the typical resident now 43 years old. While the population has shrank by 52% since 2011, it remains larger than about 76% of similar areas.
2,301
▼ -51.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cape Woolamai — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a sharp change over time, as residents are 11 years older than they were in 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +34.4%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over now account for 17.4%, a figure that rose 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
17.4% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cape Woolamai, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the population.
1.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Woolamai, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215019/cape-woolamai/topic/demographics-identity