1,927 ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,262
- 2016: 1,219
- 2021: 1,927
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walloon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Walloon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Walloon is just 33 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. This youthfulness is driven by a high number of children and a small senior population, though the total population has shrank by 15% since 2011 to 1,927 people.
1,927
▼ -14.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Walloon — higher than 72% of areas.
| Walloon | 1,927 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 43,997 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 33, which is five years younger than the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a continuing trend, as the usual resident is four years younger than they were in 2011.
33 yrs ▼ -10.8%
Younger than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 12.8% since 2011.
12.8% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walloon splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.2%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 5.4% of the population, down from 12.1% in 2011.
5.4% ▼ -55.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walloon, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (38%) 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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315097/walloon/topic/demographics-identity