Council area

Blackall Tambo, QLD

Blackall Tambo had a population of 1,905 at the 2021 Census (+0.1% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,254. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Blackall Tambo at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Blackall Tambo's population grew by 0.1% to 1,905, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.7%.

27.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 759 households.

The median household earns $1,254 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $157 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $867 a month.

5.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 26.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Blackall Tambo beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBlackall TamboQLDAustralia
Population1,9055,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+0.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households7591,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.4%12.5%14.3%
Renting27.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,254$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$157$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$867$1,733$1,863
Born overseas5.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion26.6%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

+0.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,2002011
  2. 1,9032016
  3. 1,9052021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Blackall Tambo Queensland
Share of people by age, Blackall Tambo and Queensland
0–911.2%
10–199.7%
20–2910.2%
30–3910.9%
40–4911.0%
50–5913.2%
60–6915.8%
70–7911.9%
80+6.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Blackall Tambo at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.1%
  2. English44.7%
  3. Irish12.6%
  4. Scottish12.0%
  5. German8.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam0.4%
  2. German0.2%
  3. Tagalog0.2%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.2%
  5. Filipino0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.5%
  2. England1.0%
  3. India0.6%
  4. the Philippines0.6%
  5. Zimbabwe0.3%

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

Around Blackall Tambo

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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