Suburb in Sunshine Coast

Woombye, QLD

Woombye had a population of 3,944 at the 2021 Census (+21.5% since 2016). Median age 40.0. Median weekly household income $1,763. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Woombye at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Woombye's population grew by 21.5% to 3,944, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.9%.

26.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 28.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,409 households.

The median household earns $1,763 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,830 a month.

19.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.6% use a language other than English at home. 48.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Woombye beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWoombyeQLDAustralia
Population3,9445,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+21.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.038.038.0
Households1,4091,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting26.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright28.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,763$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$400$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,830$1,733$1,863
Born overseas19.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion48.9%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

+21.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,8662011
  2. 3,2462016
  3. 3,9442021

Age

Median age 40.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Woombye Queensland
Share of people by age, Woombye and Queensland
0–911.4%
10–1914.8%
20–2910.2%
30–3912.6%
40–4915.3%
50–5913.7%
60–6911.8%
70–797.1%
80+2.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Woombye at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.9%
  2. Australian40.8%
  3. Scottish13.5%
  4. Irish12.7%
  5. German8.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.9%
  2. German0.5%
  3. Italian0.4%
  4. French0.3%
  5. Mandarin0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.9%
  2. New Zealand4.1%
  3. South Africa1.8%
  4. Germany0.5%
  5. Scotland0.5%

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

Around Woombye

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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