1,323 ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,063
- 2016: 1,245
- 2021: 1,323
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wongaling Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wongaling Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ten years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, Wongaling Beach is a notably mature community. The population has grown by 24% since 2011 to reach ,1323 people, with a strong shift towards an older age profile.
1,323
▲ +24.5%
- 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 Wongaling Beach — higher than 62% of areas.
| Wongaling Beach | 1,323 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | 4,055 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has risen by 5 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.2% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This group has grown by 11 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 16.4%.
25.2% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wongaling Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.3%.
3.0% ▲ +69.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wongaling Beach, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/demographics-identity