21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wattle Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wattle Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Wattle Ridge is a sparsely populated community with a typical resident aged 54. There are no children under 15 living here, which makes it much older than the national and state averages.
21
—
- 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 Ridge — lower than 85% of areas.
| Wattle Ridge | 21 |
|---|---|
| 4357, QLD | 2,531 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 21 people live in Wattle Ridge, making it smaller than about 85% of areas at this level.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is skewed toward older adults, who make up 57.1% of residents. This helps explain why the area is far older than the Queensland average, with no children or youth present.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wattle Ridge, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 63%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About half of the population is married, while 33.3% are divorced.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Wattle Ridge, Married is the majority at 52%; Divorced is next at 33%.
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 Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33011/wattle-ridge/topic/demographics-identity