1,325 ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 855
- 2016: 1,234
- 2021: 1,325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wulkuraka · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wulkuraka
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wulkuraka is just 28 years old, making it a far younger place than the national average. This youthfulness is clear in the high number of children and young adults living here. With 1,325 residents, it is larger than most similar areas.
1,325
▲ +55.0%
- 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 Wulkuraka — higher than 75% of areas.
| Wulkuraka | 1,325 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 64,356 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 28, which is far younger than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This puts Wulkuraka among the youngest areas at this level.
28 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 8.4%, a figure well below the state average of 17%.
8.4% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.7% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wulkuraka splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the 3.2% national average. There is also a higher rate of de facto relationships at 16.1%, compared to 11.5% across Australia.
9.0% ▲ +96.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wulkuraka, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33173/wulkuraka/topic/demographics-identity