Wooloweyah, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Wooloweyah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1019, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wooloweyah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 419
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,674
- SEIFA score
- 1019
- Coordinates
- -29.4865, 153.3086
Wooloweyah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wooloweyah using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 37%, 13% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 63 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 30 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 84 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 155 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 82 | 20% |
Share of the 414 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 68 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 69 | 43% |
| Rented | 21 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 151 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 162 occupied private dwellings in Wooloweyah.
- Median weekly rent
- $403
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,143
- Median weekly personal income
- $824
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 51 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 10 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 10 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 188 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 108
- Employed part-time
- 101
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Wooloweyah
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wooloweyah is January (average daytime high around 28°C) and the coolest is July (around 19.4°C). The area receives roughly 1117 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 20.8°C | 105 mm |
| Feb | 27.2°C | 20.6°C | 176 mm |
| Mar | 26.5°C | 19.8°C | 190 mm |
| Apr | 24°C | 16.7°C | 66 mm |
| May | 21.6°C | 13.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jun | 19.4°C | 11.2°C | 69 mm |
| Jul | 19.4°C | 9.9°C | 48 mm |
| Aug | 20.8°C | 10.7°C | 51 mm |
| Sep | 22.7°C | 13°C | 51 mm |
| Oct | 24.6°C | 15.7°C | 87 mm |
| Nov | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm |
| Dec | 27.7°C | 19.6°C | 124 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Wooloweyah
Where is Wooloweyah?
Wooloweyah is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Wooloweyah?
At the 2021 Census, Wooloweyah had a population of about 419.
Is Wooloweyah an advantaged area?
Wooloweyah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1019, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 68 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 68% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wooloweyah?
Wooloweyah has average daytime highs of about 24°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 1,117 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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