Suburb in Blackall Tambo

Tambo, QLD

Tambo had a population of 318 at the 2021 Census (−13.4% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,272. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Tambo at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Tambo's population shrank by 13.4% to 318, 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 11.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.8%.

33.8% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 134 households.

The median household earns $1,272 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $144 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $729 a month.

6.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 30.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Tambo beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureTamboQLDAustralia
Population3185,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−13.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households1341,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting33.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,272$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$144$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$729$1,733$1,863
Born overseas6.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion30.5%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

−13.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4222011
  2. 3672016
  3. 3182021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Tambo Queensland
Share of people by age, Tambo and Queensland
0–911.3%
10–199.7%
20–298.5%
30–3911.6%
40–498.8%
50–5911.9%
60–6923.0%
70–7911.3%
80+3.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Tambo at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.7%
  2. English42.5%
  3. Scottish15.0%
  4. Irish13.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Malayalam1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%
  2. India1.7%
  3. Zimbabwe1.7%
  4. New Zealand1.0%

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

Around Tambo

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