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Isla, QLD

Isla had a population of 213 at the 2021 Census (+34.0% since 2016). Median age 45.6. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Isla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Isla's population grew by 34.0% to 213, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.6%.

19.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 38.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 76 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,600 a month.

4.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 24.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Isla beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureIslaQLDAustralia
Population2135,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+34.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.638.238.2
Households761,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting19.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright38.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$300$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,600$1,740$1,866
Born overseas4.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.2%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

+34.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1532011
  2. 1592016
  3. 2132021

Age

Median age 45.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Isla Queensland
Share of people by age, Isla and Queensland
0–915.0%
10–197.0%
20–296.1%
30–3915.0%
40–499.9%
50–5916.0%
60–6913.6%
70–7910.8%
80+2.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Isla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.8%
  2. English49.2%
  3. Irish14.7%
  4. Scottish12.6%
  5. German8.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Netherlands1.6%

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

Around Isla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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