40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wetheron · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wetheron
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up a huge 62.5% of the people in Wetheron. This sparsely populated area is far older than the same across the state and nation, with a typical resident aged 59. It is a small community of only 40 people.
40
—
- 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 Wetheron — lower than 76% of areas.
| Wetheron | 40 |
|---|---|
| 4625, QLD | 2,681 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 40 residents. The typical person here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 only 7.5% of the population, which is far below the 18.2% national average. Interestingly, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is also well below the national figure at 10.0%.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wetheron, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 68%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Most residents are married (68.4%), while no one in the area is in a de facto relationship.
7.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wetheron, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wetheron
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wetheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33053/wetheron/topic/demographics-identity