Suburb in Gympie

Widgee, QLD

Widgee had a population of 862 at the 2021 Census (+8.6% since 2016). Median age 48.2. Median weekly household income $1,278. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Widgee at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Widgee's population grew by 8.6% to 862, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.2%.

8.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 311 households.

The median household earns $1,278 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,494 a month.

13.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.7% use a language other than English at home. 44.5% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Widgee beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWidgeeQLDAustralia
Population8625,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.238.238.2
Households3111,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting8.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,278$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$275$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,494$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.5%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

+8.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7882011
  2. 7942016
  3. 8622021

Age

Median age 48.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Widgee Queensland
Share of people by age, Widgee and Queensland
0–99.4%
10–1912.3%
20–297.2%
30–398.2%
40–4915.1%
50–5915.9%
60–6918.4%
70–7911.0%
80+3.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Widgee at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.1%
  2. English45.9%
  3. Scottish11.0%
  4. Irish10.1%
  5. German8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.6%
  2. Thai0.5%
  3. Afrikaans0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. New Zealand3.5%
  3. Germany1.2%
  4. South Africa0.9%
  5. the United States0.9%

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

Around Widgee

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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