Wamuran, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Wamuran is more socio-economically advantaged than about 54% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 994, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wamuran at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,374
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,105
- SEIFA score
- 994
- Coordinates
- -27.0364, 152.8635
Wamuran demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wamuran using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 12% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 605 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 393 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 750 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,022 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 595 | 18% |
Share of the 3,365 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 386 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 508 | 49% |
| Rented | 122 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,021 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,032 occupied private dwellings in Wamuran.
- Median weekly rent
- $345
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,156
- Median weekly personal income
- $771
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 494 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 147 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 81 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,315 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 63.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 1,008
- Employed part-time
- 543
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Wamuran
Where is Wamuran?
Wamuran is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wamuran?
At the 2021 Census, Wamuran had a population of about 3,374.
Is Wamuran an advantaged area?
Wamuran has an ABS SEIFA score of 994, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 54 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 54% of Australian suburbs.
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