Wonglepong QLD 4275
162 addresses · 14 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Wonglepong · 57 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Wonglepong is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 364 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,983 a week, with median rent near $455 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tamborine - Canungra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wonglepong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
2 libraries
1 gym
2 golf clubs
2 hardware stores
1 electrician
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 21.2 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 39.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 39.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 60.8%
Population by age in Wonglepong
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 17 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 41 |
| 45-54 | 64 |
| 55-64 | 70 |
| 65-74 | 38 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Wonglepong
| House | 120 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wonglepong
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 39 |
| $3,000+ | 29 |
Top ancestries in Wonglepong
| English | 155 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 142 |
| Scottish | 33 |
| Irish | 27 |
| Ancestry NS | 26 |
| Other | 21 |
Housing tenure in Wonglepong
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 65 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Wonglepong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 48 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4+ | 30 |
Commute to work in Wonglepong
| Car | 133 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Wonglepong
| England | 19 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 10 |
| Wales | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
Languages used at home in Wonglepong
| German | 5 |
|---|---|
| Australian Indigenous | 4 |
| Korean | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
21,340 bird observations recorded near Wonglepong — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,329)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,205)
- Pied Currawong (1,181)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,151)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,028)
- Noisy Miner (1,020)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (880)
- Australian Brush-turkey (857)
- Satin Bowerbird (850)
- Australian Magpie (804)
- Brown Thornbill (793)
- Australian King-parrot (781)
- Albert's Lyrebird (777)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wonglepong
- Torresian Crow (694)
- Pale-headed Rosella (680)
- Welcome Swallow (665)
- Pied Butcherbird (577)
- Australasian Figbird (531)
- Crested Pigeon (526)
- Australian Wood Duck (525)
- Crimson Rosella (503)
- White-browed Scrubwren (493)
- Brown Cuckoo-dove (474)
- Southern Pale-yellow Robin (459)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (455)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (448)
- Large-billed Scrubwren (444)
- Striated Pardalote (441)
- Australian Logrunner (385)
- White-throated Treecreeper (384)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wonglepong:
- Boyland (2.6 km)
- Benobble (3.1 km)
- Tamborine Mountain (5 km)
- Biddaddaba (5.5 km)
- Canungra (5.8 km)
- Witheren (8.2 km)
- Clagiraba (8.3 km)
- Guanaba (9 km)
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Streets
- Beaudesert - Nerang Road (26)
- Bluegum Drive (32)
- Caningera Road (5)
- Franklin Lane (2)
- Ibis Court (6)
- Mahoney Road (2)
- Mahony Road (9)
- Mundoolun Connection Road (4)
- Noonara Drive (32)
- Plover Court (7)
- Spoonbill Road (21)
- Timbertop Court (6)
- Wildlife Court (7)
- Wonglepong Road (3)
