Suburb in Gold Coast

Labrador, QLD

Labrador had a population of 18,643 at the 2021 Census (+2.1% since 2016). Median age 45.1. Median weekly household income $1,190. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Labrador at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Gold Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Labrador's population grew by 2.1% to 18,643, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.1%.

47.3% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 24.9% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 31.6% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 8,137 households.

The median household earns $1,190 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $379 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,509 a month.

36.2% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 19.1% use a language other than English at home. 46.2% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Labrador beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLabradorQLDAustralia
Population18,6435,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.138.238.2
Households8,1371,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments31.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting47.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright24.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,190$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$379$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,509$1,740$1,866
Born overseas36.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home19.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.2%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

+2.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 16,4022011
  2. 18,2612016
  3. 18,6432021

Age

Median age 45.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Labrador Queensland
Share of people by age, Labrador and Queensland
0–98.2%
10–198.4%
20–2913.5%
30–3913.4%
40–4912.7%
50–5913.8%
60–6912.8%
70–7911.0%
80+6.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Labrador at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.7%
  2. Australian28.8%
  3. Irish11.0%
  4. Scottish10.3%
  5. German5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.5%
  2. Japanese1.3%
  3. Spanish1.0%
  4. Thai0.7%
  5. Arabic0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand8.8%
  2. England4.8%
  3. the Philippines1.7%
  4. India1.7%
  5. China1.3%

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

Around Labrador

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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