Wyaga · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wyaga

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

Nearly 29% of the 77 people living in Wyaga are children, which is far above the national figure. This sparsely populated area has a distinct age split, with a high number of young families but very few seniors.

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Where Wyaga sits — Total population

77
  • 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 Wyaga — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wyaga77
4390, QLD 6,719
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 41, making the population noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.

77

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 94
  • 2021: 77

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

41 yrs

Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37 yrs
  • 2021: 41 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 28.6% of the population, while those aged 65 and over are only 10.4%, which is well below the state and national averages.

10.4%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

28.6%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Wyaga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and 66.1% of residents are married. People in de facto relationships are far below the national figure of 11.5%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 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 Wyaga, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 15%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 9 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 5 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 7 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Wyaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33180/wyaga/topic/demographics-identity