Widgee, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Widgee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 897, 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.
Widgee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 862
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,223
- SEIFA score
- 897
- Coordinates
- -26.2432, 152.4043
Widgee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Widgee 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 34%, 9% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 131 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 77 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 168 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 292 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 197 | 23% |
Share of the 865 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 133 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 139 | 45% |
| Rented | 27 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 308 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 308 occupied private dwellings in Widgee.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,439
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,358
- Median weekly personal income
- $490
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 103 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 13 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 35 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 253 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6%
- Employed full-time
- 174
- Employed part-time
- 131
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 Widgee
Where is Widgee?
Widgee is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Widgee?
At the 2021 Census, Widgee had a population of about 862.
Is Widgee an advantaged area?
Widgee has an ABS SEIFA score of 897, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 11 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of Australian suburbs.
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