Suburb in Gympie

Fishermans Pocket, QLD

Fishermans Pocket had a population of 60 at the 2021 Census (+114.3% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Fishermans Pocket at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fishermans Pocket's population grew by 114.3% to 60, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 26.7%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 63.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 19 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Fishermans Pocket beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureFishermans PocketQLDAustralia
Population605,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+114.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.238.2
Households191,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright63.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.9%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

+114.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 392011
  2. 282016
  3. 602021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Fishermans Pocket Queensland
Share of people by age, Fishermans Pocket and Queensland
0–913.3%
10–196.7%
20–298.3%
30–395.0%
40–4926.7%
50–5916.7%
60–696.7%
70–7921.7%
80+5.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Fishermans Pocket at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian69.1%
  2. English38.2%
  3. German16.4%
  4. Scottish16.4%
  5. Irish9.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Fishermans Pocket

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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