Council area

Doomadgee, QLD

Doomadgee had a population of 1,387 at the 2021 Census (−1.3% since 2016). Median age 24.8. Median weekly household income $1,204. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Doomadgee at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Doomadgee's population shrank by 1.3% to 1,387, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 24.8, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 20.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.9%.

92.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 7.8% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 285 households.

The median household earns $1,204 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

2.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 49.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Doomadgee beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDoomadgeeQLDAustralia
Population1,3875,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age24.838.238.2
Households2851,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments7.8%12.5%14.3%
Renting92.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,204$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$115$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas2.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion49.9%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

−1.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2892011
  2. 1,4052016
  3. 1,3872021

Age

Median age 24.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Doomadgee Queensland
Share of people by age, Doomadgee and Queensland
0–920.9%
10–1920.0%
20–2919.0%
30–3913.1%
40–4911.6%
50–598.4%
60–696.1%
70–790.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Doomadgee at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal91.9%
  2. English2.8%
  3. Australian2.4%
  4. Irish1.3%
  5. German1.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.6%
  2. Malayalam0.5%
  3. Japanese0.3%
  4. Mandarin0.2%
  5. Tagalog0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India0.6%
  2. South Africa0.3%
  3. Zimbabwe0.3%
  4. China0.2%
  5. Fiji0.2%

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

Around Doomadgee

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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