Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Wangan, QLD

Wangan had a population of 612 at the 2021 Census (−4.5% since 2016). Median age 41.5. Median weekly household income $1,464. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wangan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wangan's population shrank by 4.5% to 612, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.1%.

23.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 221 households.

The median household earns $1,464 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $256 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,036 a month.

7.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 34.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wangan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWanganQLDAustralia
Population6125,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.538.238.2
Households2211,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,464$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$256$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,036$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.7%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

−4.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6482011
  2. 6412016
  3. 6122021

Age

Median age 41.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Wangan Queensland
Share of people by age, Wangan and Queensland
0–912.9%
10–1912.4%
20–298.5%
30–3912.7%
40–4911.1%
50–5912.7%
60–6913.7%
70–799.0%
80+4.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wangan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian38.8%
  2. English36.6%
  3. Italian17.2%
  4. Irish11.0%
  5. Scottish9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian0.9%
  2. Punjabi0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.3%
  2. Italy1.5%
  3. New Zealand0.8%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.8%
  5. India0.6%

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

Around Wangan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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