Worongary - Tallai

The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and Australia. Children under 15 make up 19.1% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over have risen to 18.2% since 2011.

About 70.9% of residents were born in Australia, while 24.1% were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. English, Australian, and Scottish are the most common ancestries.

English is the main language for 87.9% of the community. The proportion of people using another language at home is 6.9%, which is far below the national figure.

A growing number of residents report no religion, rising 23 points since 2011 to reach 43.8%. This is well above the national figure of 38.9%.

Education levels have risen, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 7.1 points since 2011 to reach 21.5%.

This is a wealthy area where 32.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the national average. Typical weekly household income is $2,262, which is well above the national figure.

The share of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 6.1%. However, rates of mental health conditions (7.9%) and long-term health conditions (26.0%) are both a little below the national figure.

Unpaid work is common here, with 24% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national average.

First Nations residents in this area have high education levels, with 65.4% completing Year 12, far above the national figure of 37.0%.

Families are typically large, with 3.1 people per home, and only 13.1% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure.

Housing is dominated by separate houses (93.9%), and 90.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Renting is very uncommon at 10.7%, far below the national figure.

The area is heavily reliant on cars, with only 0.3% of people commuting by public transport. Very few homes (2.0%) are without a motor vehicle.

The community is relatively stable, as the share of people who moved in the last five years (33.9%) is well below the national figure.

Construction and health care are the most common industries. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the national figure.

The area has a very high level of access to money and resources, ranking 10 out of 10. Its overall advantage score is higher than about 69% of similar areas.

Rainfall is among the highest for its level at 1,498mm annually. Average minimum temperatures are about the same as the state average.

The area is highly car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.6. Very few homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries (17.5%) or health services (3.8%).