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Lower Wonga QLD 4570

168 addresses · 19 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Gympie LGA › Lower Wonga · 161 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Lower Wonga is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 310 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,343 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

310Population
48Median age
$1,343Median household income / wk
$273Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kilkivan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lower Wonga itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Wonga

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lower Wonga QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 51.9%

Population by age in Lower Wonga
Population by age, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1432
15-1911
20-2418
25-3432
35-4423
45-5452
55-6460
65-7437
75-8422
85+7
Dwelling types in Lower Wonga
Dwelling types, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House105
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Wonga
Households by weekly income, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in Lower Wonga
Top ancestries, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian141
English115
Ancestry NS31
German30
Scottish29
Irish25
Housing tenure in Lower Wonga
Housing tenure, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned49
Mortgage38
Rented16
Other3
Cars per household in Lower Wonga
Cars per household, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
129
234
322
4+17
Commute to work in Lower Wonga
Commute to work, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car83
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Lower Wonga
Top countries of birth, Lower Wonga QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England11
New Zealand10
South Africa3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

351 bird observations recorded near Lower Wonga — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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