Population
+9.6% since 2016.
Queensland
Queensland had a population of 5,156,138 at the 2021 Census (+9.6% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,675. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Queensland at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Australia.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Queensland's population grew by 9.6% to 5,156,138, in step with Australia as a whole (+8.6%). Its median age of 38.0 is close to the national average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.9%.
33.6% of households rent, a larger share than the national average of 31.1%. 29.5% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 12.5% of homes (14.3% across Australia). The 2021 Census counted 1,869,462 households.
The median household earns $1,675 a week, in line with the national average of $1,746. Renters pay a median $365 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.
24.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the national average of 29.3%. 14.1% use a language other than English at home. 44.8% report no religion, higher than the national average (41.9%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Queensland beside Australia.
| Measure | Queensland | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,156,138 | 25,422,788 |
| Growth since 2016 | +9.6% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 38.0 | 38.0 |
| Households | 1,869,462 | 9,275,217 |
| Flats and apartments | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 33.6% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 29.5% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,675 | $1,746 |
| Median rent a week | $365 | $375 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,733 | $1,863 |
| Born overseas | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 14.1% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 44.8% | 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.
Age
Median age 38.0, against 38.0 for Australia.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Queensland at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Queensland
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
Part of
Council areas in Queensland
Largest first.
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Moreton Bay
- Logan
- Sunshine Coast
- Ipswich
- Townsville
- Toowoomba
- Cairns
- Redland
- Mackay
- Fraser Coast
- Bundaberg
- Rockhampton
- Gladstone
- Noosa
- Gympie
- Scenic Rim
- Lockyer Valley
- Livingstone
- Whitsunday
- Southern Downs
- Western Downs
- South Burnett
- Cassowary Coast
- Central Highlands
- Tablelands
- Somerset
- Mareeba
- Isaac
- Mount Isa
- Burdekin
- Banana
- Maranoa
- Douglas
- Charters Towers
- Hinchinbrook
- Goondiwindi
- North Burnett
- Cook
- Balonne
- Torres Strait Island
- Weipa
- Murweh
- Longreach
- Cloncurry
- Torres
- Barcaldine
- Northern Peninsula Area
- Yarrabah
- Palm Island
- Carpentaria
- Blackall Tambo
- Paroo
- Flinders
- Doomadgee
- Cherbourg
- Winton
- Aurukun
- Kowanyama
- Mornington
- Woorabinda
- Hope Vale
- Napranum
- McKinlay
- Richmond
- Etheridge
- Quilpie
- Lockhart River
- Pormpuraaw
- Boulia
- Mapoon
- Burke
- Bulloo
- Barcoo
- Wujal Wujal
- Croydon
- Diamantina
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