10,336 ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,435
- 2016: 9,684
- 2021: 10,336
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wavell Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wavell Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children and fewer seniors than most similar areas make Wavell Heights a notably younger community. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure. With over 10,000 people, it is one of the largest suburbs at this level.
10,336
▲ +9.5%
- 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 Wavell Heights — higher than 87% of areas.
| Wavell Heights | 10,336 |
|---|---|
| 4012, QLD | 23,440 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 10,336, placing it among the largest areas of its type. Residents are generally younger than those in other parts of the country, with a typical age of 37.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young families are common here, as the 21.4% of children under 15 is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 11.9%, which is well below the national average.
11.9% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wavell Heights splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 49% of residents are married and 13.8% are in de facto relationships, which is higher than most areas. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.5% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average of 4.6%.
1.5% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wavell Heights, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33015/wavell-heights/topic/demographics-identity