Willawong is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Willawong had a population of 145 people.
The suburb of Willawong was officially created and named by the Queensland Places Names Board in 1970. Willawong is an Aboriginal word meaning the junction of two creeks.
During the 1974 Brisbane flood, most of the suburb was inundated. In 1983, local residents in Willawong and nearby suburbs began a campaign to stop sand mining in the area.
Willawong once contained a toxic waste dump, which was closed in 1998.
In the 2011 census, Willawong had a population of 192 people, 45.8% female and 54.2% male. The median age of the Willawong population was 40 years, 3 years above the Australian median. 59.8% of people living in Willawong were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Taiwan 9.3%, Vietnam 5.2%, England 4.6%, Indonesia 2.6%, New Zealand 2.6%. 62.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 11.8% Vietnamese, 7.7% Mandarin, 1.5% Urdu, 1.5% Dutch, 1.5% Greek.
In the 2016 census, Willawong had a population of 177 people.
In the 2021 census, Willawong had a population of 145 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
