Suburb in South Burnett

Wooroolin, QLD

Wooroolin had a population of 319 at the 2021 Census (+1.3% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,437. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wooroolin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wooroolin's population grew by 1.3% to 319, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

20.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 112 households.

The median household earns $1,437 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $240 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,160 a month.

6.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.0% use a language other than English at home. 50.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wooroolin beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWooroolinQLDAustralia
Population3195,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+1.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.038.038.0
Households1121,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,437$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$240$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,160$1,733$1,863
Born overseas6.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.5%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

+1.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3162011
  2. 3152016
  3. 3192021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Wooroolin Queensland
Share of people by age, Wooroolin and Queensland
0–913.2%
10–1912.5%
20–297.2%
30–399.7%
40–4915.4%
50–5916.0%
60–6912.9%
70–7910.0%
80+4.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wooroolin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.7%
  2. Australian42.6%
  3. Irish13.9%
  4. German13.2%
  5. Scottish10.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.4%

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

Around Wooroolin

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