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Wooragee, VIC

Wooragee had a population of 342 at the 2021 Census (−0.9% since 2016). Median age 48.5. Median weekly household income $2,229. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wooragee at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Hume

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wooragee's population shrank by 0.9% to 342, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 48.5, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.5%.

2.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 58.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 125 households.

The median household earns $2,229 a week, above the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $111 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,867 a month.

10.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 2.4% use a language other than English at home. 56.8% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wooragee beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureWoorageeVICAustralia
Population3426,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.9%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age48.537.938.2
Households1252,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting2.5%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright58.0%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,229$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$111$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,867$1,867$1,866
Born overseas10.4%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home2.4%29.1%23.6%
No religion56.8%42.1%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

−0.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3352011
  2. 3452016
  3. 3422021

Age

Median age 48.5, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Wooragee Victoria
Share of people by age, Wooragee and Victoria
0–98.8%
10–1913.7%
20–297.6%
30–3910.5%
40–4912.3%
50–5923.4%
60–6914.3%
70–799.9%
80+3.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wooragee at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.9%
  2. Australian36.9%
  3. Scottish18.0%
  4. Irish15.5%
  5. German5.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%
  2. the Netherlands1.5%
  3. Germany1.2%
  4. Italy0.9%
  5. New Zealand0.9%

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

Around Wooragee

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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