Worongary, QLD

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

69/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Worongary is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, 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.

Worongary at a glance

Population (2021): 6,021
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $2,160
SEIFA score: 1021
Coordinates: -28.0411, 153.3331

Worongary demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Worongary 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%, 13% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	1,166	19%
Youth (15–24)	801	13%
Young adults (25–44)	1,457	24%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,738	29%
Seniors (65+)	865	14%

Share of the 6,027 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	562	30%
Owned with a mortgage	1,017	55%
Rented	244	13%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,815	98%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	29	2%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,850 occupied private dwellings in Worongary.

Median weekly rent: $450
Median monthly mortgage: $2,153
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,192
Median weekly personal income: $799

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,296 (23%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 378 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 183 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 2,579 (56%)
Labour-force participation: 67.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%
Employed full-time: 1,679
Employed part-time: 1,132

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 Worongary

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Worongary is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.5°C). The area receives roughly 1052 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	21.4°C	109 mm
Feb	28.3°C	21.3°C	164 mm
Mar	27.5°C	20.7°C	159 mm
Apr	25.1°C	17.9°C	55 mm
May	22.8°C	15.2°C	85 mm
Jun	20.8°C	12.8°C	58 mm
Jul	20.5°C	11.8°C	43 mm
Aug	21.9°C	12.4°C	42 mm
Sep	23.9°C	14.4°C	42 mm
Oct	25.5°C	16.8°C	93 mm
Nov	27.2°C	18.6°C	75 mm
Dec	28.3°C	20.4°C	127 mm

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

Common questions about Worongary

Where is Worongary?

Worongary is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Worongary?

At the 2021 Census, Worongary had a population of about 6,021.

Is Worongary an advantaged area?

Worongary has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Worongary?

Worongary has average daytime highs of about 25°C and overnight lows of about 17°C, with roughly 1,052 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).