Suburb in Bundaberg

Rubyanna, QLD

Rubyanna had a population of 257 at the 2021 Census (+5.3% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $1,486. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Rubyanna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Rubyanna's population grew by 5.3% to 257, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.5%.

15.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 37.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 92 households.

The median household earns $1,486 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,467 a month.

6.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 44.5% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Rubyanna beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRubyannaQLDAustralia
Population2575,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.038.238.2
Households921,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright37.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,486$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$257$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,467$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.5%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

+5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1952011
  2. 2442016
  3. 2572021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Rubyanna Queensland
Share of people by age, Rubyanna and Queensland
0–912.1%
10–1912.8%
20–2911.3%
30–3911.7%
40–498.2%
50–5916.3%
60–6913.6%
70–795.8%
80+6.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Rubyanna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.2%
  2. English41.2%
  3. German22.0%
  4. Scottish14.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi1.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India1.6%
  2. England1.2%
  3. New Zealand1.2%

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

Around Rubyanna

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