4,097 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,089
- 2016: 3,899
- 2021: 4,097
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Weipa · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Weipa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population jump of 33% since 2011 has shaped the changing face of Weipa. The area is now far younger than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged just 30. This growth is seen in the high number of children and a significant increase in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
4,097
▲ +32.6%
- 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 Weipa — higher than 84% of areas.
| Weipa | 4,097 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | 5,603 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Weipa has grown to 4,097 people, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 30, making the area far younger than both Queensland and Australia, and 2 years younger than it was in 2011.
30 yrs ▼ -6.3%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 25.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contrasts with people aged 65 and over, who make up only 3.1%—a figure far below the rest of the state and down 5.1 points since 2011.
3.1% ▼ -62.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Weipa, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19.9% of the population, far above the national figure and up 18 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also very common here at 27.1%, which is far above the state and national averages.
19.9% ▲ +789.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.1% ▲ +130.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Weipa, Never married is the majority at 50%; Married is next at 39%.
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/demographics-identity