Suburb in Gladstone

Ambrose, QLD

Ambrose had a population of 217 at the 2021 Census (−0.5% since 2016). Median age 50.1. Median weekly household income $900. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ambrose at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ambrose's population shrank by 0.5% to 217, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.7%.

11.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 73 households.

The median household earns $900 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $100 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $928 a month.

6.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 51.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ambrose beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAmbroseQLDAustralia
Population2175,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.138.238.2
Households731,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$900$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$100$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$928$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.2%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

−0.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1992011
  2. 2182016
  3. 2172021

Age

Median age 50.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Ambrose Queensland
Share of people by age, Ambrose and Queensland
0–914.3%
10–1912.9%
20–295.5%
30–3912.4%
40–496.9%
50–5916.1%
60–6915.7%
70–7915.2%
80+5.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ambrose at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.1%
  2. English40.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.1%
  4. German12.3%
  5. Scottish10.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines2.8%
  2. England2.3%
  3. the Netherlands1.7%

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

Around Ambrose

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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