Suburb / Locality · Area profile
Wynnum West
6 km²
A larger-than-average community for its level, Wynnum West is a well-connected suburb with a notably diverse and young feel. Families are common here, with a higher proportion of children and a typical resident age of 39. This sense of family life is reflected in the housing, where most homes are large with three or more bedrooms. It is a highly accessible area where high income levels and a strong variety of nearby amenities create a convenient place to live.
Wynnum West has many young families but fewer schools per child than most areas.
Families are well catered for: 18 schools serve Wynnum West.
Explore Wynnum West by topic
The area is younger than most similar places, with 19.6% of people being children under 15. It is also more diverse than typical areas, with 3.5% of the population identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
People born overseas make up 24% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. English (41%) and Australian (34.2%) are the most common ancestries.
More people here use another language at home (11.1%) than in most similar areas, though this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English.
About 43.3% of residents have no religion, a figure that is well above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the most common faith at 47.1%.
Adults here are more likely to have a bachelor degree or higher (20.1%) than those in most similar areas. Year 12 completion is also much higher than in similar areas at 57.3%.
Typical incomes are higher than in most similar areas, with the usual family earning $2,144 a week. About 20.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
Residents experience more health challenges than in most similar areas, with 30.9% having a long-term health condition and 10.9% reporting a mental health condition.
More people here care for children unpaid (29.3%) than in most other areas. However, volunteering is much lower than usual at 12.2%.
The First Nations community is larger than in most similar areas, and those residents have a higher Year 12 completion rate (46.6%) than the national figure.
Households tend to be larger than usual, with 2.6 people per home. One-parent families are also much more common here (18.2%) than in most similar areas.
Homes are typically large, with 85% having three or more bedrooms. However, the area has a much higher rate of renting (34%) and typical weekly rents are much higher than usual at $413.
Public transport use is much higher than in most similar areas, helped by a very high number of stops. While 58.4% drive to work, 15.8% work from home.
The area has seen significant movement, with 41.7% of people moving in the last five years, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Full-time employment (61.9%) is higher than in most similar areas and above the national average. Many residents work in health care and social assistance.
The suburb is very walkable, with 98.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 100% within 15 minutes of a park.
Nearby areas
Compare Wynnum West with nearby areas
Related areas
Overlapping areas from other classifications.