Council area

Boulia, QLD

Boulia had a population of 458 at the 2021 Census (+7.5% since 2016). Median age 33.3. Median weekly household income $1,450. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boulia at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boulia's population grew by 7.5% to 458, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 18.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.9%.

42.4% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 33.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 5.1% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 144 households.

The median household earns $1,450 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $125 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

5.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 38.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boulia beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBouliaQLDAustralia
Population4585,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.338.238.2
Households1441,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments5.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting42.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright33.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,450$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$125$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.0%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

+7.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4802011
  2. 4262016
  3. 4582021

Age

Median age 33.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Boulia Queensland
Share of people by age, Boulia and Queensland
0–918.6%
10–199.6%
20–2914.2%
30–3916.2%
40–498.7%
50–5913.5%
60–6911.1%
70–795.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boulia at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.8%
  2. Australian42.6%
  3. Australian Aboriginal27.7%
  4. Irish9.9%
  5. Scottish8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages3.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.0%
  2. New Zealand2.5%

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

Around Boulia

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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