Suburb in Queanbeyan-Palerang

Captains Flat, NSW

Captains Flat had a population of 611 at the 2021 Census (+0.2% since 2016). Median age 40.5. Median weekly household income $1,611. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Captains Flat at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Capital Region

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Captains Flat's population grew by 0.2% to 611, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 40.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.0%.

16.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 33.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 242 households.

The median household earns $1,611 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $291 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

13.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.5% use a language other than English at home. 53.8% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Captains Flat beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCaptains FlatNSWAustralia
Population6118,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age40.538.438.2
Households2422,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting16.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright33.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,611$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$291$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$2,142$1,866
Born overseas13.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion53.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+0.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5732011
  2. 6102016
  3. 6112021

Age

Median age 40.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Captains Flat New South Wales
Share of people by age, Captains Flat and New South Wales
0–913.3%
10–1911.5%
20–299.7%
30–3914.7%
40–4915.5%
50–5914.6%
60–6912.8%
70–796.9%
80+1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Captains Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.0%
  2. English43.4%
  3. Irish15.9%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%
  2. Tagalog0.9%
  3. Afrikaans0.7%
  4. Filipino0.7%
  5. Macedonian0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.7%
  2. the Philippines1.4%
  3. New Zealand1.2%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. South Africa0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Captains Flat

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Captains Flat in Censible

Every census figure for Captains Flat, mapped and compared with any other place. A free account takes a minute.