276 ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 212
- 2016: 191
- 2021: 276
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wujal Wujal · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far younger than most similar areas, Wujal Wujal has a typical resident aged just 29. The population grew by 30% since 2011 to reach 276 people, and the area is now overwhelmingly identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
276
▲ +30.2%
- 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 Wujal Wujal — lower than 86% of areas.
| Wujal Wujal | 276 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 4,594 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 29 is far younger than the national figure of 38, and this trend has accelerated since 2011 when the typical resident was 36.
29 yrs ▼ -19.4%
Younger than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 29 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of children under 15 (26.1%) makes this area much younger than Queensland. Meanwhile, the number of seniors aged 65 and over has fallen to just 3.6%, which is far below the national figure.
3.6% ▼ -76.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wujal Wujal splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An overwhelming 93.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national average. Relationships also differ from the norm, with 33.3% of people in de facto partnerships, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
93.5% ▲ +519.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wujal Wujal, Never married is the majority at 87%; Married is next at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322135/wujal-wujal/topic/demographics-identity