Suburb in Fraser Coast

Dundathu, QLD

Dundathu had a population of 238 at the 2021 Census (−5.6% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,281. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dundathu at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dundathu's population shrank by 5.6% to 238, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.4%.

11.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 36.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 94 households.

The median household earns $1,281 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $360 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,263 a month.

14.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 48.8% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dundathu beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDundathuQLDAustralia
Population2385,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−5.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.038.238.2
Households941,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright36.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,281$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$360$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,263$1,740$1,866
Born overseas14.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion48.8%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

−5.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2452011
  2. 2522016
  3. 2382021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Dundathu Queensland
Share of people by age, Dundathu and Queensland
0–98.8%
10–1918.1%
20–298.0%
30–395.9%
40–4916.4%
50–5919.3%
60–6913.4%
70–798.4%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dundathu at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian55.9%
  2. English43.2%
  3. Scottish11.0%
  4. Irish8.4%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog2.2%
  2. Thai1.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines2.2%
  2. New Zealand1.8%
  3. England1.3%
  4. India1.3%
  5. South Africa1.3%

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

Around Dundathu

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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