Suburb in Bundaberg

Gin Gin, QLD

Gin Gin had a population of 1,139 at the 2021 Census (+8.2% since 2016). Median age 50.8. Median weekly household income $904. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gin Gin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gin Gin's population grew by 8.2% to 1,139, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.1%.

35.2% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 458 households.

The median household earns $904 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $254 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $825 a month.

18.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.9% use a language other than English at home. 40.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gin Gin beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGin GinQLDAustralia
Population1,1395,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.838.238.2
Households4581,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting35.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$904$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$254$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$825$1,740$1,866
Born overseas18.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.2%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

+8.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0952011
  2. 1,0532016
  3. 1,1392021

Age

Median age 50.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Gin Gin Queensland
Share of people by age, Gin Gin and Queensland
0–98.3%
10–1912.4%
20–2910.3%
30–397.7%
40–4910.9%
50–5912.7%
60–6914.9%
70–7916.5%
80+7.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gin Gin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.5%
  2. Australian41.1%
  3. German10.7%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. Irish8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino0.9%
  2. Arabic0.6%
  3. German0.6%
  4. Spanish0.4%
  5. Urdu0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.0%
  2. New Zealand2.6%
  3. the Philippines1.4%
  4. Germany1.2%
  5. the Netherlands1.2%

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

Around Gin Gin

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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