6,021 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,574
- 2016: 5,613
- 2021: 6,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Worongary · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Worongary
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Six thousand people call Worongary home, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The community is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 40.
6,021
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Worongary — higher than 86% of areas.
| Worongary | 6,021 |
|---|---|
| 4213, QLD | 31,153 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Worongary has a total population of 6,021, which is among the largest for its area type.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.4% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
14.3% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Worongary splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Around half of the population is married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship.
3.0% ▲ +114.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Worongary, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Worongary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33166/worongary/topic/demographics-identity