Whitfield (Qld), QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

66/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Whitfield (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1015, 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.

Whitfield (Qld) at a glance

Population (2021): 4,262
Median age: 45
Median weekly household income: $1,681
SEIFA score: 1015
Coordinates: -16.8859, 145.7361

Whitfield (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Whitfield (Qld) 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 29%, 30% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	709	17%
Youth (15–24)	384	9%
Young adults (25–44)	1,012	24%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,246	29%
Seniors (65+)	904	21%

Share of the 4,255 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	559	33%
Owned with a mortgage	580	34%
Rented	511	30%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,345	79%
Townhouses & semis	327	19%
Flats & apartments	23	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,701 occupied private dwellings in Whitfield (Qld).

Median weekly rent: $340
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $2,237
Median weekly personal income: $887

Community and culture

Born overseas: 947 (23%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 477 (12%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 263 (6%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 2,090 (62%)
Labour-force participation: 64.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%
Employed full-time: 1,285
Employed part-time: 791

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.

Weather and climate in Whitfield (Qld)

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Whitfield (Qld) is February (average daytime high around 30.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 24.3°C). The area receives roughly 1739 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	30.4°C	24.2°C	382 mm
Feb	30.6°C	24.3°C	296 mm
Mar	29.6°C	23.7°C	285 mm
Apr	28.3°C	22.6°C	171 mm
May	26.3°C	20.5°C	68 mm
Jun	24.8°C	18.9°C	49 mm
Jul	24.3°C	17.9°C	48 mm
Aug	25.1°C	17.9°C	27 mm
Sep	26.8°C	19.1°C	28 mm
Oct	28.8°C	20.9°C	45 mm
Nov	30.2°C	22.3°C	48 mm
Dec	30.6°C	23.7°C	292 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Whitfield (Qld)

Where is Whitfield (Qld)?

Whitfield (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Whitfield (Qld)?

At the 2021 Census, Whitfield (Qld) had a population of about 4,262.

Is Whitfield (Qld) an advantaged area?

Whitfield (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1015, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 66 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Whitfield (Qld)?

Whitfield (Qld) has average daytime highs of about 28°C and overnight lows of about 21.3°C, with roughly 1,739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).