2,076 ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,247
- 2016: 1,834
- 2021: 2,076
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyreema · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wyreema
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Wyreema are married, contributing to a community that is far younger than the national average. With a typical resident aged just 30, this is one of the youngest areas of its kind, home to 2,076 people.
2,076
▲ +66.5%
- 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 Wyreema — higher than 79% of areas.
| Wyreema | 2,076 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 30 years old, which is far younger than the national and state figure of 38.
30 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Wyreema is a very young area, with children under 15 making up 27.3% of the population—well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why those aged 65 and over are much fewer here (9.6%) than in most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wyreema, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 17.5% of the population, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
6.8% ▲ +81.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wyreema, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33190/wyreema/topic/demographics-identity