Suburb in Bundaberg

Kepnock, QLD

Kepnock had a population of 4,501 at the 2021 Census (+1.4% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $1,158. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kepnock at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kepnock's population grew by 1.4% to 4,501, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.4%.

33.1% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 35.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 11.1% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,729 households.

The median household earns $1,158 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,224 a month.

10.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.8% use a language other than English at home. 43.9% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kepnock beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKepnockQLDAustralia
Population4,5015,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.238.238.2
Households1,7291,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments11.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting33.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright35.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,158$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$280$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,224$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion43.9%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

+1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,5432011
  2. 4,4412016
  3. 4,5012021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kepnock Queensland
Share of people by age, Kepnock and Queensland
0–912.2%
10–1912.6%
20–2910.8%
30–3910.8%
40–4910.5%
50–5911.5%
60–6911.2%
70–7911.2%
80+9.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kepnock at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.5%
  2. Australian43.2%
  3. Scottish10.6%
  4. Irish10.2%
  5. German10.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino0.5%
  2. Turkish0.5%
  3. Mandarin0.4%
  4. Vietnamese0.3%
  5. Italian0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.6%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. the Philippines1.2%
  4. Germany0.5%
  5. the Netherlands0.4%

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

Around Kepnock

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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