Suburb in Fraser Coast

Toogoom, QLD

Toogoom had a population of 2,596 at the 2021 Census (+19.2% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,081. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Toogoom at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toogoom's population grew by 19.2% to 2,596, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.6%.

25.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,036 households.

The median household earns $1,081 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $345 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,415 a month.

16.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 50.6% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toogoom beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureToogoomQLDAustralia
Population2,5965,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+19.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households1,0361,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments1.4%12.5%14.3%
Renting25.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,081$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$345$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,415$1,733$1,863
Born overseas16.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.6%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

+19.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,9582011
  2. 2,1782016
  3. 2,5962021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Toogoom Queensland
Share of people by age, Toogoom and Queensland
0–910.2%
10–1910.7%
20–296.3%
30–398.6%
40–4910.7%
50–5913.4%
60–6921.3%
70–7915.4%
80+3.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toogoom at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.2%
  2. Australian39.5%
  3. Scottish12.2%
  4. Irish11.3%
  5. German7.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.5%
  2. Polish0.4%
  3. French0.2%
  4. Greek0.2%
  5. Russian0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.4%
  2. New Zealand4.3%
  3. Scotland0.7%
  4. the Netherlands0.5%
  5. Germany0.5%

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

Around Toogoom

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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