276 ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 270
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 276
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wujal Wujal · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far younger residents than most similar areas define Wujal Wujal, where the typical person is just 29. This small community of 276 people is shaped by a high proportion of children and a very strong Indigenous identity.
276
▲ +2.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wujal Wujal — lower than 96% of areas.
| Wujal Wujal | 276 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 6 people since 2011 to reach 276. While the typical resident is now 29, this is still far younger than the national figure of 38.
29 yrs ▲ +20.8%
Younger than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the state average at only 3.6%.
3.6% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wujal Wujal splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 93.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also far more common than in the rest of Australia, accounting for 33.3% of the community.
93.5% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 94.4%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wujal Wujal, Never married is the majority at 87%; Married is next at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37570/wujal-wujal/topic/demographics-identity