Suburb in Fraser Coast

Maryborough West, QLD

Maryborough West had a population of 568 at the 2021 Census (+7.0% since 2016). Median age 53.0. Median weekly household income $1,269. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Maryborough West at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Maryborough West's population grew by 7.0% to 568, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 53.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 21.1%.

17.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 227 households.

The median household earns $1,269 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $285 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

9.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.7% use a language other than English at home. 46.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Maryborough West beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMaryborough WestQLDAustralia
Population5685,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+7.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age53.038.038.0
Households2271,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting17.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,269$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$285$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,733$1,863
Born overseas9.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.9%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

+7.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3842011
  2. 5312016
  3. 5682021

Age

Median age 53.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Maryborough West Queensland
Share of people by age, Maryborough West and Queensland
0–98.8%
10–1912.3%
20–295.6%
30–398.1%
40–4911.4%
50–5914.4%
60–6918.1%
70–7914.8%
80+6.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Maryborough West at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.1%
  2. Australian45.5%
  3. Scottish12.4%
  4. Irish10.8%
  5. German9.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.6%
  2. New Zealand2.6%
  3. South Africa2.1%

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

Around Maryborough West

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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