46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wyuna · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Zero people aged 65 and over live in Wyuna, making it an exceptionally young-old community. While the typical resident is 41, the area is mostly made up of adults aged 45 to 64 and a high number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyuna — lower than 74% of areas.
| Wyuna | 46 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Wyuna is a sparsely populated area with only 46 residents, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the population noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
46 —
Lower than 74% 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children is starkly contrasted by the total absence of seniors aged 65 and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Wyuna, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 24.2%, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the Queensland figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Wyuna, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wyuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33191/wyuna/topic/demographics-identity