12,790 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,745
- 2016: 12,292
- 2021: 12,790
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wynnum West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wynnum West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in Wynnum West than in most similar areas, with a total population of 12,790. The suburb is a mix of age groups, though it has a higher share of children and a stronger presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than many other places like it.
12,790
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Wynnum West — higher than 88% of areas.
| Wynnum West | 12,790 |
|---|---|
| 4178, QLD | 26,887 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, making them a little older than the national and state figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.1%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
18.1% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wynnum West splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. There is also a higher rate of de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 14%.
3.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wynnum West, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wynnum West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33189/wynnum-west/topic/demographics-identity