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Wilsons Plains, QLD

Wilsons Plains had a population of 62 at the 2021 Census (+24.0% since 2016). Median age 41.4. Median weekly household income $2,063. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wilsons Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wilsons Plains's population grew by 24.0% to 62, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.9%.

13.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 51.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 29 households.

The median household earns $2,063 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

6.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.2% use a language other than English at home. 33.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wilsons Plains beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWilsons PlainsQLDAustralia
Population625,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+24.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.438.238.2
Households291,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright51.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,063$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.3%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

+24.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 472011
  2. 502016
  3. 622021

Age

Median age 41.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Wilsons Plains Queensland
Share of people by age, Wilsons Plains and Queensland
0–911.3%
10–1916.1%
20–290.0%
30–3917.7%
40–4917.7%
50–5912.9%
60–699.7%
70–7912.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wilsons Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English60.7%
  2. Australian37.5%
  3. Scottish17.9%
  4. Irish16.1%
  5. German14.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages4.8%

Country of birth

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

Around Wilsons Plains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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