Willawong, QLD

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

59/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Willawong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 59% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1003, 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.

Willawong at a glance

Population (2021): 145
Median age: 49
Median weekly household income: $2,031
SEIFA score: 1003
Coordinates: -27.6033, 153.0097

Willawong demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Willawong 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 36%, 44% of homes are rented, and 41% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	7%
Youth (15–24)	15	10%
Young adults (25–44)	41	28%
Mid-life (45–64)	54	36%
Seniors (65+)	28	19%

Share of the 149 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	22	41%
Owned with a mortgage	8	15%
Rented	24	44%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	54	93%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 58 occupied private dwellings in Willawong.

Median weekly rent: $328
Median monthly mortgage: $1,734
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $2,349
Median weekly personal income: $883

Community and culture

Born overseas: 61 (41%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 51 (36%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 6 (4%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 49 (38%)
Labour-force participation: 60.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%
Employed full-time: 43
Employed part-time: 25

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 Willawong

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Willawong is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.4°C	20.7°C	111 mm
Feb	29.2°C	20.6°C	154 mm
Mar	28.2°C	19.9°C	133 mm
Apr	25.7°C	16.6°C	45 mm
May	23.1°C	13.7°C	71 mm
Jun	20.8°C	11.3°C	40 mm
Jul	20.7°C	10.1°C	35 mm
Aug	22.2°C	10.8°C	37 mm
Sep	24.5°C	13°C	44 mm
Oct	26.3°C	15.7°C	97 mm
Nov	28.2°C	17.8°C	75 mm
Dec	29.2°C	19.7°C	103 mm

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

Common questions about Willawong

Where is Willawong?

Willawong is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Willawong?

At the 2021 Census, Willawong had a population of about 145.

Is Willawong an advantaged area?

Willawong has an ABS SEIFA score of 1003, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 59 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 59% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Willawong?

Willawong has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).