5,891 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,986
- 2016: 5,955
- 2021: 5,891
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wilsonton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wilsonton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 25% of people in Wilsonton are aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a notably older community where the typical resident is 42. It is a larger area than 91% of similar places, with a total population of 5,891 people.
5,891
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Wilsonton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wilsonton | 5,891 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 115,218 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, making the population noticeably older than both the Queensland and Australian averages of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17% of the area, which is slightly below the state and national figures.
24.7% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wilsonton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most people are married (39.2%) or have never been married (36.3%).
7.4% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wilsonton splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33087/wilsonton/topic/demographics-identity