Wyreema, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Wyreema is more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 958, 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.
Wyreema at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,076
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $1,723
- SEIFA score
- 958
- Coordinates
- -27.6571, 151.8462
Wyreema demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wyreema 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 young adults (25–44) at 33%, 32% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 560 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 240 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 684 | 33% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 392 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 202 | 10% |
Share of the 2,078 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 135 | 19% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 341 | 47% |
| Rented | 231 | 32% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 682 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 37 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 719 occupied private dwellings in Wyreema.
- Median weekly rent
- $330
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,877
- Median weekly personal income
- $834
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 125 (6%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 53 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 142 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 760 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 73.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 655
- Employed part-time
- 334
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 Wyreema
Where is Wyreema?
Wyreema is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wyreema?
At the 2021 Census, Wyreema had a population of about 2,076.
Is Wyreema an advantaged area?
Wyreema has an ABS SEIFA score of 958, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 33 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of Australian suburbs.
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