4,663 ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,784
- 2016: 1,099
- 2021: 4,663
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Woodend · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Woodend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 67% jump in population has seen Woodend grow by 1,879 people since 2011. The area is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident now aged 45. This growth has coincided with an aging trend, as the typical age rose by five years over the last decade.
4,663
▲ +67.5%
- 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 Woodend — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 4,663 people in 2021, making it larger than about 86% of similar areas. This reflects a significant increase from the 2,784 residents recorded in 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This group has grown by 6.7 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 have remained steady at 20.4%.
23.8% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Woodend splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 50.2% of the population. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.6% of the community, which is among the lowest for similar areas and barely changed from 2011.
0.6% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Woodend, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215092/woodend/topic/demographics-identity