1,782 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,736
- 2016: 1,810
- 2021: 1,782
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wondai · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wondai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up the largest age group in Wondai, where 34.2% of residents are aged 65 and over. This creates a community that is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 54. The population has grown slightly to 1,782 people since 2011.
1,782
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Wondai — higher than 70% of areas.
| Wondai | 1,782 |
|---|---|
| 4606, QLD | 2,399 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figure of 38. This age has trended upwards, being 7 years older than it was in 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far more seniors here than in most areas, while the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national figure and has fallen 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
34.2% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wondai, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. Most residents are married (43.8%), while those in de facto relationships (10.4%) are a little below the Queensland average.
7.7% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wondai, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315102/wondai/topic/demographics-identity