Suburb in Gladstone

Bororen, QLD

Bororen had a population of 399 at the 2021 Census (+0.3% since 2016). Median age 51.0. Median weekly household income $1,288. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bororen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bororen's population grew by 0.3% to 399, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 51.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.0%.

15.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 141 households.

The median household earns $1,288 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $240 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,411 a month.

8.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 46.3% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bororen beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBororenQLDAustralia
Population3995,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age51.038.238.2
Households1411,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,288$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$240$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,411$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.3%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. 4172011
  2. 3982016
  3. 3992021

Age

Median age 51.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Bororen Queensland
Share of people by age, Bororen and Queensland
0–912.3%
10–1910.5%
20–298.5%
30–397.8%
40–498.0%
50–5919.5%
60–6919.8%
70–799.0%
80+3.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bororen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.1%
  2. English44.9%
  3. Irish12.0%
  4. Scottish7.6%
  5. German3.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.7%
  2. the Philippines2.2%
  3. Germany1.4%
  4. New Zealand0.8%
  5. Thailand0.8%

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

Around Bororen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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