Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Wongaling Beach, QLD

Wongaling Beach had a population of 1,323 at the 2021 Census (+6.3% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,261. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wongaling Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wongaling Beach's population grew by 6.3% to 1,323, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.9%.

31.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 14.6% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 506 households.

The median household earns $1,261 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $287 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,493 a month.

23.8% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.5% use a language other than English at home. 46.1% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wongaling Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWongaling BeachQLDAustralia
Population1,3235,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.238.2
Households5061,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments14.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting31.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,261$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$287$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,493$1,740$1,866
Born overseas23.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.1%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

+6.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0642011
  2. 1,2452016
  3. 1,3232021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Wongaling Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Wongaling Beach and Queensland
0–910.1%
10–1910.3%
20–297.9%
30–3910.7%
40–4913.6%
50–5913.7%
60–6918.7%
70–7912.3%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wongaling Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.0%
  2. Australian36.5%
  3. Irish12.7%
  4. Scottish10.4%
  5. German5.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan1.5%
  2. Punjabi1.0%
  3. German0.6%
  4. Italian0.6%
  5. Afrikaans0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.0%
  2. New Zealand3.8%
  3. Samoa1.2%
  4. Germany1.0%
  5. India0.7%

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

Around Wongaling Beach

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