Suburb in Gladstone

Turkey Beach, QLD

Turkey Beach had a population of 148 at the 2021 Census (−19.1% since 2016). Median age 61.0. Median weekly household income $877. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Turkey Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Turkey Beach's population shrank by 19.1% to 148, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 61.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 27.7%.

18.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 60.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 65 households.

The median household earns $877 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $228 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,409 a month.

3.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.9% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Turkey Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureTurkey BeachQLDAustralia
Population1485,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−19.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age61.038.038.0
Households651,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments4.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright60.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$877$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$228$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,409$1,733$1,863
Born overseas3.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.9%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

−19.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2232011
  2. 1832016
  3. 1482021

Age

Median age 61.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Turkey Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Turkey Beach and Queensland
0–98.8%
10–199.5%
20–290.0%
30–392.7%
40–4911.5%
50–5914.2%
60–6919.6%
70–7925.0%
80+2.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Turkey Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.9%
  2. English43.0%
  3. German11.9%
  4. Scottish11.1%
  5. Irish9.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%

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

Around Turkey Beach

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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