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.
Wyaga · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyaga — lower than 65% of areas.
| Wyaga | 77 |
|---|---|
| 4390, QLD | 6,719 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wyaga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
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.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wyaga, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 15%.
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