Wildash · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wildash

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older residents than most similar areas live in Wildash, where the typical person is 49. This sparsely populated place has just 75 people, though it has a surprisingly high number of children compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wildash, Suburb / Locality

Where Wildash sits — Total population

75
  • 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 Wildash — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wildash75
4370, QLD 19,195
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small at 75 people, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. The typical resident is 49, making this community far older than the national figure of 38.

75

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66
  • 2021: 75

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 49 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 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, at just 13.3%.

13.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

22.7%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wildash, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Most residents are married (53.7%), while 12.1% are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as the national average.

12.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Wildash, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 8 males; 60–64: 10 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 7 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 5 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 5 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Wildash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33075/wildash/topic/demographics-identity