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Qunaba, QLD

Qunaba had a population of 836 at the 2021 Census (+5.4% since 2016). Median age 47.5. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Qunaba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Qunaba's population grew by 5.4% to 836, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.6%.

13.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 316 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $320 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,422 a month.

11.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.8% use a language other than English at home. 39.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Qunaba beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureQunabaQLDAustralia
Population8365,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.538.238.2
Households3161,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$320$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,422$1,740$1,866
Born overseas11.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.3%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

+5.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7912011
  2. 7932016
  3. 8362021

Age

Median age 47.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Qunaba Queensland
Share of people by age, Qunaba and Queensland
0–98.9%
10–1913.5%
20–298.0%
30–3911.5%
40–4910.6%
50–5914.8%
60–6914.6%
70–7913.3%
80+4.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Qunaba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.7%
  2. Australian41.7%
  3. Scottish15.3%
  4. Irish12.2%
  5. German10.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.0%
  2. Sinhalese0.5%
  3. Filipino0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. New Zealand3.0%
  3. Germany1.1%
  4. South Africa0.7%
  5. Scotland0.6%

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

Around Qunaba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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