Suburb in Gympie

Araluen, QLD

Araluen had a population of 649 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $1,358. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Araluen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Araluen's population grew by 5.7% to 649, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.3%.

10.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 241 households.

The median household earns $1,358 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $325 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,500 a month.

12.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.7% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Araluen beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAraluenQLDAustralia
Population6495,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age49.038.238.2
Households2411,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting10.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,358$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$325$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,500$1,740$1,866
Born overseas12.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.7%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

+5.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5372011
  2. 6142016
  3. 6492021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Araluen Queensland
Share of people by age, Araluen and Queensland
0–98.9%
10–1912.9%
20–297.4%
30–3910.0%
40–4910.9%
50–5916.9%
60–6915.3%
70–7911.1%
80+6.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Araluen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.0%
  2. Australian39.6%
  3. Irish13.4%
  4. German12.0%
  5. Scottish11.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. South Africa1.6%
  4. the United States1.1%
  5. Canada1.0%

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

Around Araluen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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