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Texas, QLD

Texas had a population of 790 at the 2021 Census (−6.3% since 2016). Median age 52.8. Median weekly household income $829. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Texas at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Texas's population shrank by 6.3% to 790, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 25.8%.

29.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 348 households.

The median household earns $829 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $218 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $859 a month.

8.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.4% use a language other than English at home. 39.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Texas beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureTexasQLDAustralia
Population7905,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.838.238.2
Households3481,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting29.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$829$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$218$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$859$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.7%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

−6.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7342011
  2. 8432016
  3. 7902021

Age

Median age 52.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Texas Queensland
Share of people by age, Texas and Queensland
0–911.3%
10–199.6%
20–297.7%
30–399.6%
40–498.1%
50–5911.5%
60–6917.1%
70–7915.2%
80+10.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Texas at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.5%
  2. English42.4%
  3. Irish12.3%
  4. Australian Aboriginal10.2%
  5. Scottish9.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.5%
  2. Mandarin0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.2%
  2. England1.6%
  3. the Philippines1.0%
  4. Scotland1.0%
  5. South Africa0.5%

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

Around Texas

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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