Suburb in Bundaberg

Oakwood, QLD

Oakwood had a population of 364 at the 2021 Census (+10.0% since 2016). Median age 61.0. Median weekly household income $748. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Oakwood at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Oakwood's population grew by 10.0% to 364, in step with Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 61.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 5.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 29.9%.

14.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 68.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 170 households.

The median household earns $748 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $213 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,000 a month.

10.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 39.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Oakwood beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureOakwoodQLDAustralia
Population3645,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+10.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age61.038.238.2
Households1701,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright68.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$748$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$213$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,000$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.1%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+10.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3432011
  2. 3312016
  3. 3642021

Age

Median age 61.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Oakwood Queensland
Share of people by age, Oakwood and Queensland
0–95.5%
10–197.7%
20–291.6%
30–396.0%
40–4910.4%
50–5913.2%
60–6919.5%
70–7920.9%
80+9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Oakwood at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.8%
  2. Australian45.9%
  3. Scottish15.8%
  4. Irish11.7%
  5. German9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.3%
  2. New Zealand2.1%
  3. Germany1.5%
  4. Thailand1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Oakwood

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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