Suburb in Bundaberg

Woodgate, QLD

Woodgate had a population of 1,521 at the 2021 Census (+30.6% since 2016). Median age 64.0. Median weekly household income $907. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Woodgate at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Woodgate's population grew by 30.6% to 1,521, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 64.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 4.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 29.9%.

22.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 61.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 672 households.

The median household earns $907 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $310 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,322 a month.

15.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 40.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Woodgate beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWoodgateQLDAustralia
Population1,5215,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+30.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age64.038.038.0
Households6721,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments1.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting22.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright61.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$907$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$310$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,322$1,733$1,863
Born overseas15.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.6%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

+30.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0082011
  2. 1,1652016
  3. 1,5212021

Age

Median age 64.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Woodgate Queensland
Share of people by age, Woodgate and Queensland
0–94.6%
10–194.4%
20–293.4%
30–394.6%
40–497.5%
50–5913.9%
60–6931.6%
70–7923.7%
80+6.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Woodgate at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.5%
  2. Australian44.1%
  3. Scottish13.6%
  4. Irish10.9%
  5. German8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French0.3%
  2. Thai0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.2%
  2. New Zealand5.1%
  3. Scotland0.9%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. South Africa0.5%

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

Around Woodgate

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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