Council area

Cloncurry, QLD

Cloncurry had a population of 3,644 at the 2021 Census (+20.2% since 2016). Median age 34.6. Median weekly household income $1,861. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cloncurry at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cloncurry's population grew by 20.2% to 3,644, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 34.6, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.1%.

45.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 10.3% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,057 households.

The median household earns $1,861 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $223 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,205 a month.

10.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 42.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cloncurry beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCloncurryQLDAustralia
Population3,6445,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+20.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age34.638.238.2
Households1,0571,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments10.3%12.5%14.3%
Renting45.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,861$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$223$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,205$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.2%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

+20.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2292011
  2. 3,0322016
  3. 3,6442021

Age

Median age 34.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cloncurry Queensland
Share of people by age, Cloncurry and Queensland
0–914.4%
10–1910.8%
20–2917.4%
30–3916.9%
40–4912.8%
50–5912.2%
60–699.7%
70–794.7%
80+1.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cloncurry at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian41.3%
  2. English36.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal26.7%
  4. Irish11.7%
  5. Scottish8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.6%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%
  3. Filipino0.5%
  4. Sinhalese0.5%
  5. Tagalog0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.4%
  2. England1.5%
  3. the Philippines0.9%
  4. India0.6%
  5. China0.5%

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

Around Cloncurry

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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