1,296 ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,230
- 2016: 1,201
- 2021: 1,296
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Witta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Witta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Witta, where the typical resident is now 54 years old. This is much older than the national figure of 38, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
1,296
▲ +5.4%
- 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 Witta — higher than 74% of areas.
| Witta | 1,296 |
|---|---|
| 4552, QLD | 9,019 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Witta has 1,296 residents, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the average Queenslander.
54 yrs ▲ +8.0%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by a low number of children, with those under 15 making up only 14.3% of the area.
31.4% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Witta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 55.8%. Only 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
1.5% ▲ +374.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Witta, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Witta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33105/witta/topic/demographics-identity