Suburb in Tamworth

Woolomin, NSW

Woolomin had a population of 260 at the 2021 Census (−6.8% since 2016). Median age 42.4. Median weekly household income $1,300. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Woolomin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In New England and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Woolomin's population shrank by 6.8% to 260, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.4, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.2%.

22.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 44.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 101 households.

The median household earns $1,300 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $253 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $825 a month.

6.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 40.9% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Woolomin beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureWoolominNSWAustralia
Population2608,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.8%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.438.438.2
Households1012,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting22.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright44.3%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,300$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$253$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$825$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion40.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−6.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2382011
  2. 2792016
  3. 2602021

Age

Median age 42.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Woolomin New South Wales
Share of people by age, Woolomin and New South Wales
0–915.4%
10–1915.0%
20–298.5%
30–3910.8%
40–4910.4%
50–5916.9%
60–6913.5%
70–7911.5%
80+4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Woolomin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian55.3%
  2. English37.7%
  3. Scottish13.5%
  4. Australian Aboriginal13.1%
  5. Irish10.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.1%
  2. England1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Woolomin

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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