Wigton, QLD

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

15/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Wigton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 912, 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.

Wigton at a glance

Population (2021): 5
Median age: 65
Median weekly household income: $900
SEIFA score: 912
Coordinates: -25.9659, 151.5830

Wigton demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Wigton 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 100%.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	0	0%
Mid-life (45–64)	0	0%
Seniors (65+)	4	100%

Share of the 4 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Average household size: 1 people
Median weekly personal income: $900

Community and culture

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 0 (0%)
Labour-force participation: 25%
Employed full-time: 0
Employed part-time: 0

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 Wigton

Where is Wigton?

Wigton is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Wigton?

At the 2021 Census, Wigton had a population of about 5.

Is Wigton an advantaged area?

Wigton has an ABS SEIFA score of 912, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.