Watalgan

0.0% of Watalgan's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

10 family households lived in Watalgan; 50.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Watalgan had 38 residents at the 2021 Census.

10.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

55.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 83.3% of occupied private dwellings in Watalgan.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

33.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

54.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

12.5% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

The average household in Watalgan had 1.7 people.

One-person households made up 42.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 19.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

35.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

88.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

One-car households formed 61.1% of the total.

61.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

64.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.7% reported a different address.

26.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

100.0% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

26.3% of Watalgan's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.7% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.2%.

English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Watalgan.

Australian ancestry made up 31.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

17.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Managers accounted for 17.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 41.2% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 58.8%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

30.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 27.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.9% reported asthma, 18.4% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

23.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.8%.

Median household income was $1,042 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $740.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $280 per week.

Working from home was 35.3% in Watalgan, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 33.3% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Renting accounted for 12.5% in Watalgan, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.