Suburb in Banana

Valentine Plains, QLD

Valentine Plains had a population of 373 at the 2021 Census (−5.3% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $1,944. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Valentine Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Valentine Plains's population shrank by 5.3% to 373, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.9%.

18.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 135 households.

The median household earns $1,944 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $240 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,343 a month.

5.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.1% use a language other than English at home. 25.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Valentine Plains beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureValentine PlainsQLDAustralia
Population3735,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−5.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.038.238.2
Households1351,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,944$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$240$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,343$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion25.4%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

−5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3422011
  2. 3942016
  3. 3732021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Valentine Plains Queensland
Share of people by age, Valentine Plains and Queensland
0–910.2%
10–1916.1%
20–298.6%
30–398.0%
40–4915.5%
50–5916.1%
60–6911.5%
70–797.0%
80+2.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Valentine Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.7%
  2. English36.6%
  3. German11.9%
  4. Irish9.9%
  5. Scottish9.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England0.9%
  2. New Zealand0.9%
  3. Papua New Guinea0.9%

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

Around Valentine Plains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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