360 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 270
- 2016: 469
- 2021: 360
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wallangarra · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wallangarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wallangarra is 56, making the area far older than the state and national average of 38. This aging trend is a major story for the town, where the population grew by 33% to reach 360 people since 2011.
360
▲ +33.3%
- 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 Wallangarra — lower than 78% of areas.
| Wallangarra | 360 |
|---|---|
| 4383 crosses QLD/NSW | 607 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 56, which is much higher than most similar areas and 18 years older than the national figure. This is a sharp rise from 2011, when the typical resident was only 24.
56 yrs ▲ +133.3%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 just 11.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This shift is linked to a surge in seniors, who now make up 28.9% of the area—a rise of 25 points since 2011.
28.9% ▲ +750.6%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wallangarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Queensland average. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.3%, a figure slightly above the national average.
5.0% ▼ -94.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 94.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▼ -61.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wallangarra, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Wallangarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322130/wallangarra/topic/demographics-identity