860 ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 961
- 2016: 977
- 2021: 860
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wonga Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wonga Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Wonga Beach is 48, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community has a population of 860 people, though it has shrank by about 11% since 2011.
860
▼ -10.5%
- 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 Wonga Beach — higher than 51% of areas.
| Wonga Beach | 860 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 48, which is 10 years older than the usual age in Queensland and across Australia. The total population fell from 961 in 2011 to 860 in 2021.
48 yrs ▼ -2.0%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 46 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 25.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 rose to 20.2%, slightly above the state average.
25.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wonga Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 12.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, reaching 16.4%.
12.6% ▲ +316.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wonga Beach, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/demographics-identity