Suburb in Bundaberg

Moolboolaman, QLD

Moolboolaman had a population of 487 at the 2021 Census (+12.2% since 2016). Median age 54.0. Median weekly household income $912. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Moolboolaman at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Moolboolaman's population grew by 12.2% to 487, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 54.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 6.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

9.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 54.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 186 households.

The median household earns $912 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $867 a month.

14.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 46.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Moolboolaman beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMoolboolamanQLDAustralia
Population4875,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+12.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age54.038.038.0
Households1861,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright54.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$912$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$275$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$867$1,733$1,863
Born overseas14.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.9%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

+12.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4192011
  2. 4342016
  3. 4872021

Age

Median age 54.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Moolboolaman Queensland
Share of people by age, Moolboolaman and Queensland
0–96.2%
10–1913.3%
20–295.7%
30–397.8%
40–499.7%
50–5919.1%
60–6922.4%
70–7911.7%
80+2.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Moolboolaman at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.3%
  2. English43.5%
  3. Irish10.9%
  4. Scottish8.8%
  5. German7.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.3%
  2. Japanese1.1%
  3. French0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.6%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. the Netherlands1.8%
  4. Papua New Guinea1.3%
  5. the United States0.9%

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

Around Moolboolaman

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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