38 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38
- 2021: 38
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watalgan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watalgan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Watalgan is now 64 years old, making this a far older community than the national average. The area is sparsely populated with only 38 people and has seen a shift towards a senior-heavy age profile.
38
—
- 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 Watalgan — lower than 77% of areas.
| Watalgan | 38 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 84,718 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 64, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. Watalgan is smaller than about 77% of similar areas, with a total population of 38.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, and people aged 65 and over make up 26.3% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, with half of all residents falling into the 45 to 64 age group.
26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Watalgan, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 59%; Seniors (65+) is next at 31%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates. There are also no people in de facto relationships, while 42.4% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Watalgan, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Divorced (22%) and Widowed (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Watalgan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Watalgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33002/watalgan/topic/demographics-identity