Suburb in Gympie

Boonara, QLD

Boonara had a population of 60 at the 2021 Census (−18.9% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,687. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Boonara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Boonara's population shrank by 18.9% to 60, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.0 is close to the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 16.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.7%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 37.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 24 households.

The median household earns $1,687 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,675.

8.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.8% use a language other than English at home. 42.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Boonara beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBoonaraQLDAustralia
Population605,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−18.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.038.038.0
Households241,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright37.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,687$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas8.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home7.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.3%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

−18.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 772011
  2. 742016
  3. 602021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Boonara Queensland
Share of people by age, Boonara and Queensland
0–916.7%
10–1915.0%
20–290.0%
30–3916.7%
40–495.0%
50–5913.3%
60–696.7%
70–7911.7%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Boonara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English56.7%
  2. Australian53.3%
  3. German16.7%
  4. Irish15.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Boonara

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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