Suburb in Gladstone

Toolooa, QLD

Toolooa had a population of 992 at the 2021 Census (+5.1% since 2016). Median age 36.2. Median weekly household income $995. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Toolooa at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toolooa's population grew by 5.1% to 992, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.5%.

41.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 25.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 361 households.

The median household earns $995 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $194 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,303 a month.

9.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.8% use a language other than English at home. 59.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toolooa beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureToolooaQLDAustralia
Population9925,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.238.238.2
Households3611,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting41.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$995$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$194$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,303$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion59.0%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

+5.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1632011
  2. 9442016
  3. 9922021

Age

Median age 36.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Toolooa Queensland
Share of people by age, Toolooa and Queensland
0–914.2%
10–1915.6%
20–2912.8%
30–3911.5%
40–4912.1%
50–5914.4%
60–6913.1%
70–794.6%
80+1.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toolooa at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.3%
  2. Australian42.1%
  3. Australian Aboriginal16.7%
  4. Scottish10.4%
  5. Irish10.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.6%
  2. England2.2%
  3. the Philippines0.8%
  4. Italy0.6%
  5. South Africa0.6%

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

Around Toolooa

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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