612 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 585
- 2016: 641
- 2021: 612
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wangan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence and a high number of families define daily life in Wangan. The area is home to 612 people, with a population that is noticeably older than the national average.
612
▲ +4.6%
- 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 Wangan — higher than 68% of areas.
| Wangan | 612 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the figures for Queensland and Australia.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.8% of the population, a little above the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.6%.
19.6% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wangan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very prominent here, with 11.4% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national rate of 3.2%.
11.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangan, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32981/wangan/topic/demographics-identity