567 ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 865
- 2016: 705
- 2021: 567
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wangan · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wangan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 11% of people in Wangan (L) identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. This small community has seen a sharp decline in its total population, which shrank by 34% since 2011 to reach 567 people.
567
▼ -34.5%
- 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 Wangan — lower than 63% of areas.
| Wangan | 567 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.8% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over have risen to 21.3%, a figure well above the Queensland average.
21.3% ▲ +69.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wangan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity has risen significantly to 11.6%, while those in de facto relationships at 10.4% are a little below the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +401.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wangan, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321108/wangan/topic/demographics-identity