Suburb in Whitsunday

Woodwark, QLD

Woodwark had a population of 559 at the 2021 Census (+49.5% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $2,031. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Woodwark at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Woodwark's population grew by 49.5% to 559, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.1%.

11.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 30.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 181 households.

The median household earns $2,031 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $420 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,167 a month.

18.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 54.1% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Woodwark beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWoodwarkQLDAustralia
Population5595,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+49.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.038.038.0
Households1811,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright30.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,031$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$420$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,167$1,733$1,863
Born overseas18.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion54.1%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

+49.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3762011
  2. 3742016
  3. 5592021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Woodwark Queensland
Share of people by age, Woodwark and Queensland
0–99.3%
10–1917.2%
20–297.9%
30–3912.0%
40–4920.2%
50–5917.4%
60–6913.1%
70–793.4%
80+0.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Woodwark at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.8%
  2. English42.6%
  3. Irish13.7%
  4. Scottish11.8%
  5. German4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.0%
  2. Tagalog0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.5%
  2. New Zealand4.3%
  3. Scotland1.0%
  4. the Netherlands0.8%
  5. Canada0.6%

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

Around Woodwark

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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