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Woongarra, QLD

Woongarra had a population of 585 at the 2021 Census (+6.9% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $2,010. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Woongarra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Woongarra's population grew by 6.9% to 585, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

18.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 39.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 198 households.

The median household earns $2,010 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,539 a month.

13.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.6% use a language other than English at home. 37.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Woongarra beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWoongarraQLDAustralia
Population5855,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+6.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.0
Households1981,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright39.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,010$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$300$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,539$1,733$1,863
Born overseas13.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion37.7%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

+6.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5072011
  2. 5472016
  3. 5852021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Woongarra Queensland
Share of people by age, Woongarra and Queensland
0–99.2%
10–1914.0%
20–298.9%
30–397.4%
40–4913.0%
50–5919.1%
60–6915.0%
70–798.0%
80+1.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Woongarra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.8%
  2. Australian40.5%
  3. German15.2%
  4. Scottish13.6%
  5. Irish8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai1.4%
  2. Italian0.9%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  4. Mandarin0.7%
  5. German0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.5%
  2. New Zealand2.5%
  3. Thailand2.2%
  4. the Netherlands1.6%
  5. Fiji0.9%

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

Around Woongarra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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