Waterloo (Qld), QLD

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

11/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Waterloo (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 11% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 895, 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.

Waterloo (Qld) at a glance

Population (2021): 171
Median age: 54
Median weekly household income: $1,125
SEIFA score: 895
Coordinates: -24.7441, 151.9977

Waterloo (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Waterloo (Qld) 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 33%, 6% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	19	12%
Youth (15–24)	13	8%
Young adults (25–44)	35	21%
Mid-life (45–64)	55	33%
Seniors (65+)	43	26%

Share of the 165 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	38	56%
Owned with a mortgage	17	25%
Rented	4	6%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	65	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 65 occupied private dwellings in Waterloo (Qld).

Median weekly rent: $150
Median monthly mortgage: $1,467
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $1,375
Median weekly personal income: $525

Community and culture

Born overseas: 32 (20%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 5 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 7 (4%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 53 (36%)
Labour-force participation: 49.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%
Employed full-time: 38
Employed part-time: 23

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 Waterloo (Qld)

Where is Waterloo (Qld)?

Waterloo (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Waterloo (Qld)?

At the 2021 Census, Waterloo (Qld) had a population of about 171.

Is Waterloo (Qld) an advantaged area?

Waterloo (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 895, 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.