Suburb in Brisbane

Ransome, QLD

Ransome had a population of 429 at the 2021 Census (+5.9% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $3,750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ransome at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ransome's population grew by 5.9% to 429, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.4%.

19.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 112 households.

The median household earns $3,750 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $360 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,509 a month.

15.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.1% use a language other than English at home. 44.1% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ransome beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRansomeQLDAustralia
Population4295,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.038.238.2
Households1121,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting19.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,750$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$360$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,509$1,740$1,866
Born overseas15.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.1%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

+5.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3872011
  2. 4052016
  3. 4292021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Ransome Queensland
Share of people by age, Ransome and Queensland
0–98.4%
10–1923.3%
20–297.9%
30–397.7%
40–4915.6%
50–5920.0%
60–6910.0%
70–796.5%
80+1.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ransome at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.7%
  2. English41.3%
  3. Scottish13.8%
  4. Irish10.6%
  5. German4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Arabic1.9%
  2. German1.0%
  3. Mandarin1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.1%
  2. England3.4%
  3. the United States1.9%
  4. South Africa1.5%
  5. China1.2%

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

Around Ransome

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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