Suburb in Bundaberg

Walkervale, QLD

Walkervale had a population of 2,981 at the 2021 Census (−0.2% since 2016). Median age 37.1. Median weekly household income $1,149. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Walkervale at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Walkervale's population shrank by 0.2% to 2,981, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 37.1, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.5%.

33.2% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 32.8% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 6.6% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,158 households.

The median household earns $1,149 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,095 a month.

9.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.3% use a language other than English at home. 50.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Walkervale beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWalkervaleQLDAustralia
Population2,9815,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.138.238.2
Households1,1581,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments6.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting33.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright32.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,149$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$275$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,095$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.2%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

−0.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,0022011
  2. 2,9872016
  3. 2,9812021

Age

Median age 37.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Walkervale Queensland
Share of people by age, Walkervale and Queensland
0–912.2%
10–1914.0%
20–2914.2%
30–3912.4%
40–4912.9%
50–5911.2%
60–6910.5%
70–797.2%
80+5.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Walkervale at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.2%
  2. English46.4%
  3. Irish10.9%
  4. Scottish10.8%
  5. German8.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese0.5%
  2. Tagalog0.4%
  3. Thai0.2%
  4. Turkish0.2%
  5. Nepali0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.2%
  2. New Zealand2.0%
  3. the Philippines0.9%
  4. Germany0.3%
  5. Nepal0.3%

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

Around Walkervale

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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