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Wattlebank, QLD

Wattlebank had a population of 74 at the 2021 Census (−5.1% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,468. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wattlebank at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wattlebank's population shrank by 5.1% to 74, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.5%.

13.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 53.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 30 households.

The median household earns $1,468 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,600 a month.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 15.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wattlebank beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWattlebankQLDAustralia
Population745,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−5.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households301,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright53.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,468$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$280$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,600$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion15.6%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

−5.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 522011
  2. 782016
  3. 742021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Wattlebank Queensland
Share of people by age, Wattlebank and Queensland
0–912.2%
10–190.0%
20–2912.2%
30–3916.2%
40–4910.8%
50–594.1%
60–695.4%
70–798.1%
80+5.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wattlebank at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian41.9%
  2. English41.9%
  3. Scottish16.2%
  4. German14.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Wattlebank

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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