Council area

Banana, QLD

Banana had a population of 14,513 at the 2021 Census (+1.4% since 2016). Median age 38.1. Median weekly household income $1,763. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Banana at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Banana's population grew by 1.4% to 14,513, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.1 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.2%.

30.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 4,995 households.

The median household earns $1,763 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $239 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,304 a month.

9.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.2% use a language other than English at home. 33.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Banana beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBananaQLDAustralia
Population14,5135,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.138.238.2
Households4,9951,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting30.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,763$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$239$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,304$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.6%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

+1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 14,4562011
  2. 14,3192016
  3. 14,5132021

Age

Median age 38.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Banana Queensland
Share of people by age, Banana and Queensland
0–913.9%
10–1912.7%
20–2911.5%
30–3913.9%
40–4912.6%
50–5913.0%
60–6911.2%
70–797.0%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Banana at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.7%
  2. English41.8%
  3. Irish10.1%
  4. Scottish10.1%
  5. German9.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.0%
  2. Tagalog0.4%
  3. Filipino0.4%
  4. Nepali0.2%
  5. Spanish0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.3%
  2. England1.1%
  3. China1.1%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. South Africa0.4%

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

Around Banana

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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