276 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 270
- 2016: 282
- 2021: 276
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wujal Wujal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 90 point gap separates Wujal Wujal from the national average in terms of Indigenous identity. This community is exceptionally young, with a typical resident aged just 29, far younger than the Australian average of 38.
276
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Wujal Wujal — higher than 58% of areas.
| Wujal Wujal | 276 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 4,594 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 276 people, which is larger than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are much younger than those in the rest of the state and country.
29 yrs ▲ +20.8%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to the area's youth, while seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at just 3.6%.
3.6% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wujal Wujal splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 93.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the Queensland average of 4.6%, and 33.3% of residents are in de facto relationships.
93.5% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.4%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wujal Wujal, Never married is the majority at 87%; Married is next at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33171/wujal-wujal/topic/demographics-identity