Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Midgenoo, QLD

Midgenoo had a population of 76 at the 2021 Census (+49.0% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $1,562. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Midgenoo at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Midgenoo's population grew by 49.0% to 76, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 39.0 is close to the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.6%.

10.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 64.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,562 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $260 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $840 a month.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.6% use a language other than English at home. 28.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Midgenoo beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMidgenooQLDAustralia
Population765,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+49.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age39.038.038.0
Households281,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting10.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright64.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,562$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$260$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$840$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion28.8%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

+49.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 482011
  2. 512016
  3. 762021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Midgenoo Queensland
Share of people by age, Midgenoo and Queensland
0–914.5%
10–1914.5%
20–295.3%
30–3913.2%
40–4910.5%
50–5919.7%
60–6915.8%
70–796.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Midgenoo at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Italian39.1%
  2. English33.3%
  3. Australian27.5%
  4. Filipino11.6%
  5. Scottish11.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog4.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines4.8%

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

Around Midgenoo

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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