Wacol

Wacol is a suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 3,761 people as of the 2016 census.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wacol recorded a population of 3,761 people, 18.9% female and 81.1% male. The median age of the Wacol population was 33 years, 5 years below the national median. 79.4% of people living in Wacol were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (6.4%), Vietnam (1.9%), England (1.7%), the Philippines (0.9%) and Samoa (0.5%).

Wacol is a predominantly family suburb with 67.1% of households being family households. Of these family households, 63.3% have children. The other households are single-person households (26.8%) and group households (6.1%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Wacol had an unemployment rate of 12.2%, 5.3% higher than the national rate. The top industries were State Government administration (3.6%), higher education (3.2%), supermarket and grocery stores (2.8%), cafes and restaurants (2.8%) and takeaway food services (2.8%).

The weekly median household income was $1,196 (annually $62,192) and the weekly median personal income was $503 (annually $26,156).