447 ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 329
- 2016: 377
- 2021: 447
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walligan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Walligan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Walligan, where the typical person is 43. This is five years older than the national figure, though the area also has a surprisingly high own proportion of children.
447
▲ +35.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walligan — higher than 63% of areas.
| Walligan | 447 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | 66,789 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 447 residents, Walligan is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.2%, a little below the state and national averages.
15.2% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Walligan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most places, making up 15.3% of the population.
3.4% ▲ +118.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walligan, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Walligan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32967/walligan/topic/demographics-identity