Suburb in Fraser Coast

Point Vernon, QLD

Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 at the 2021 Census (+0.3% since 2016). Median age 52.6. Median weekly household income $1,068. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Point Vernon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Point Vernon's population grew by 0.3% to 5,718, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.2%.

25.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 48.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,286 households.

The median household earns $1,068 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $340 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,295 a month.

18.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 44.7% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Point Vernon beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePoint VernonQLDAustralia
Population5,7185,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.638.238.2
Households2,2861,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting25.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright48.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,068$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$340$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,295$1,740$1,866
Born overseas18.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.7%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

+0.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,6912011
  2. 5,6992016
  3. 5,7182021

Age

Median age 52.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Point Vernon Queensland
Share of people by age, Point Vernon and Queensland
0–98.9%
10–1911.2%
20–297.2%
30–398.0%
40–4910.9%
50–5913.0%
60–6916.6%
70–7916.6%
80+7.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Point Vernon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.5%
  2. Australian40.9%
  3. Scottish13.1%
  4. Irish12.0%
  5. German7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.6%
  2. Tagalog0.3%
  3. Afrikaans0.2%
  4. French0.2%
  5. Mandarin0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.7%
  2. New Zealand3.4%
  3. Germany0.8%
  4. the Philippines0.6%
  5. South Africa0.6%

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

Around Point Vernon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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