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Breddan, QLD

Breddan had a population of 478 at the 2021 Census (−1.4% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,833. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Breddan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Breddan's population shrank by 1.4% to 478, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.5%.

5.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 158 households.

The median household earns $1,833 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $360 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,582 a month.

4.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.7% use a language other than English at home. 34.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Breddan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBreddanQLDAustralia
Population4785,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−1.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.0
Households1581,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting5.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,833$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$360$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,582$1,733$1,863
Born overseas4.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.4%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. 4902011
  2. 4852016
  3. 4782021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Breddan Queensland
Share of people by age, Breddan and Queensland
0–910.7%
10–1914.6%
20–297.5%
30–3911.9%
40–4911.3%
50–5917.4%
60–6917.2%
70–799.0%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Breddan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian60.3%
  2. English41.5%
  3. Irish16.5%
  4. Scottish9.5%
  5. German5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.2%
  2. South Africa1.0%
  3. England0.7%
  4. Germany0.7%

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

Around Breddan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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