Suburb in Gladstone

Boyne Valley, QLD

Boyne Valley had a population of 301 at the 2021 Census (−15.9% since 2016). Median age 56.1. Median weekly household income $867. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boyne Valley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boyne Valley's population shrank by 15.9% to 301, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 56.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.6%.

16.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 138 households.

The median household earns $867 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $158 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,104 a month.

6.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.4% use a language other than English at home. 34.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boyne Valley beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBoyne ValleyQLDAustralia
Population3015,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age56.138.238.2
Households1381,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting16.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$867$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$158$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,104$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.7%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

−15.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3132011
  2. 3582016
  3. 3012021

Age

Median age 56.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Boyne Valley Queensland
Share of people by age, Boyne Valley and Queensland
0–911.6%
10–195.6%
20–293.7%
30–397.3%
40–499.3%
50–5918.3%
60–6923.6%
70–7915.9%
80+4.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boyne Valley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.5%
  2. English42.1%
  3. Irish16.2%
  4. Scottish14.0%
  5. German8.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%

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

Around Boyne Valley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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