285 ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 488
- 2016: 273
- 2021: 285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Willow Grove · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Willow Grove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A dramatic shift in age has occurred in Willow Grove (L), where the typical resident is now 11 years younger than they were in 2011. The area has become much younger, with children under 15 now making up nearly 25% of the population. However, the total number of people living here has shrank by 42% over the last decade.
285
▼ -41.6%
- 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 Willow Grove — lower than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell to 285 people by 2021, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. Despite this drop, the typical age of 38 is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
38 yrs ▼ -22.4%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 24.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average and up 13 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over fell by 8.1 points since 2011 to 20.4%.
20.4% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Willow Grove splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships now make up 13.4% of residents, a little above the state average and up 8.5 points since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +173.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Willow Grove, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Willow Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222101/willow-grove/topic/demographics-identity