Suburb in Mareeba

Watsonville, QLD

Watsonville had a population of 176 at the 2021 Census (−7.9% since 2016). Median age 44.3. Median weekly household income $725. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Watsonville at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Watsonville's population shrank by 7.9% to 176, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.9%.

14.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 56.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 57 households.

The median household earns $725 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

10.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 33.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Watsonville beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWatsonvilleQLDAustralia
Population1765,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.338.238.2
Households571,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright56.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$725$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$450$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.1%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

−7.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2042011
  2. 1912016
  3. 1762021

Age

Median age 44.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Watsonville Queensland
Share of people by age, Watsonville and Queensland
0–912.5%
10–1915.3%
20–297.4%
30–398.0%
40–499.1%
50–5913.6%
60–6919.3%
70–797.4%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Watsonville at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian64.3%
  2. English35.0%
  3. Irish12.1%
  4. Scottish12.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%

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

Around Watsonville

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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