Womalilla · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Womalilla

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

A typical resident in Womalilla is just 33 years old, making it noticeably younger than most other areas. This small community is shaped by a very high proportion of children and a low number of seniors, creating a population profile that is far younger than the state or national average.

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📍 Womalilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Womalilla sits — Total population

72
  • 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 Womalilla — lower than 66% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Womalilla72
4465, QLD 1,263
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Only 72 people live here, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas. The typical resident is 33, which is 5 years younger than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.

72

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39
  • 2021: 72

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

33 yrs

Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39 yrs
  • 2021: 33 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 30.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state figure at 11.1%.

11.1%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

30.6%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 30.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Womalilla splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married at 73.6%, but no one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. There are no people in de facto relationships, a rate far below the national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Marital status

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In Womalilla, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 5 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 7 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 7 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 Womalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33113/womalilla/topic/demographics-identity