Suburb in Balonne

Thallon, QLD

Thallon had a population of 231 at the 2021 Census (−10.1% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,239. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thallon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thallon's population shrank by 10.1% to 231, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.1%.

23.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 75 households.

The median household earns $1,239 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $125 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $800 a month.

3.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 24.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thallon beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThallonQLDAustralia
Population2315,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−10.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.038.038.0
Households751,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,239$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$125$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$800$1,733$1,863
Born overseas3.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.9%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.

Population

−10.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2472011
  2. 2572016
  3. 2312021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Thallon Queensland
Share of people by age, Thallon and Queensland
0–915.2%
10–1910.0%
20–299.1%
30–3910.0%
40–4917.3%
50–5917.3%
60–6913.9%
70–794.8%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thallon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.8%
  2. English38.5%
  3. Irish16.6%
  4. Australian Aboriginal11.2%
  5. Scottish9.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Fiji1.5%

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

Around Thallon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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