543 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 490
- 2016: 517
- 2021: 543
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Camp · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Camp
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average shapes daily life in Wattle Camp, where the typical resident is 52. This sparsely populated area of 543 people is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a low number of children.
543
▲ +10.8%
- 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 Wattle Camp — higher than 66% of areas.
| Wattle Camp | 543 |
|---|---|
| 4615, QLD | 7,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the typical Queenslander and the national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.6% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 14.2%.
23.6% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattle Camp, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Nearly 45% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the state average at 9.6%.
5.5% ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Camp, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Wattle Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33009/wattle-camp/topic/demographics-identity