335,670
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Wide Bay
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
An 8% population increase marks a period of steady expansion for Wide Bay. This growth is higher than most similar regions and keeps the area's size consistent with the broader state trend.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Wide Bay has grown by 8% since 2021, a rate that is higher than most areas. This growth is about the same as the Queensland figure of 8.7%, bringing the total population to 335,670.
8.0%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/economy-advantage