Wondai, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wondai is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, on the Bunya Highway between Murgon and Kingaroy, about 247 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. The name comes from the Wakawaka language and is usually said to mean 'dingo', though another suggestion links it to a word for the nape of the neck. The district runs on beef and dairy cattle, grain and peanuts, and is one of the areas where duboisia, a native shrub grown for medicine, is cultivated; a small wine industry has also taken root. The town keeps a regional heritage museum and timber memorabilia. The cricketers Carl Rackemann and Nathan Hauritz both grew up in the surrounding district.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Wondai is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 872, 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.
Wondai at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,975
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $957
- SEIFA score
- 872
- Coordinates
- -26.2878, 151.8638
Wondai demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wondai 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 seniors (65+) at 33%, 27% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 274 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 191 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 329 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 521 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 653 | 33% |
Share of the 1,968 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 334 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 222 | 27% |
| Rented | 224 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 746 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 47 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 15 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 821 occupied private dwellings in Wondai.
- Median weekly rent
- $225
- Median monthly mortgage
- $997
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,292
- Median weekly personal income
- $527
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 165 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 39 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 140 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 486 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Employed full-time
- 392
- Employed part-time
- 244
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 Wondai
Where is Wondai?
Wondai is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wondai?
At the 2021 Census, Wondai had a population of about 1,975.
Is Wondai an advantaged area?
Wondai has an ABS SEIFA score of 872, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.
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