Suburb in Fraser Coast

Owanyilla, QLD

Owanyilla had a population of 245 at the 2021 Census (+26.3% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,518. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Owanyilla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Owanyilla's population grew by 26.3% to 245, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.7%.

15.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 80 households.

The median household earns $1,518 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,021 a month.

6.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 50.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Owanyilla beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureOwanyillaQLDAustralia
Population2455,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+26.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.038.238.2
Households801,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,518$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$275$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,021$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.2%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

+26.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1622011
  2. 1942016
  3. 2452021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Owanyilla Queensland
Share of people by age, Owanyilla and Queensland
0–910.6%
10–1911.8%
20–2912.2%
30–399.0%
40–4914.7%
50–5918.4%
60–6913.9%
70–7911.4%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Owanyilla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.0%
  2. English47.0%
  3. Scottish14.4%
  4. Irish9.8%
  5. German8.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.8%

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

Around Owanyilla

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