Suburb in Bulloo

Thargomindah, QLD

Thargomindah had a population of 243 at the 2021 Census (−17.9% since 2016). Median age 37.8. Median weekly household income $1,488. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thargomindah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thargomindah's population shrank by 17.9% to 243, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.8 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.1%.

41.5% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 7.7% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 94 households.

The median household earns $1,488 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $156 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $657 a month.

3.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.7% use a language other than English at home. 33.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thargomindah beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThargomindahQLDAustralia
Population2435,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−17.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.838.238.2
Households941,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments7.7%12.5%14.3%
Renting41.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,488$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$156$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$657$1,740$1,866
Born overseas3.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.2%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

−17.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2642011
  2. 2962016
  3. 2432021

Age

Median age 37.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Thargomindah Queensland
Share of people by age, Thargomindah and Queensland
0–915.2%
10–1910.3%
20–299.1%
30–3916.0%
40–4916.5%
50–5911.5%
60–6914.0%
70–794.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thargomindah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian58.0%
  2. English46.2%
  3. Irish11.3%
  4. Australian Aboriginal8.8%
  5. Scottish6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. China1.7%

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

Around Thargomindah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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