Suburb in Gympie

Kanigan, QLD

Kanigan had a population of 143 at the 2021 Census (+25.4% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,124. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kanigan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kanigan's population grew by 25.4% to 143, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.1%.

6.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 60.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

The median household earns $1,124 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

15.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.3% use a language other than English at home. 46.6% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kanigan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKaniganQLDAustralia
Population1435,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+25.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.038.238.2
Households451,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright60.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,124$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,350$1,740$1,866
Born overseas15.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.6%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

+25.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1182011
  2. 1142016
  3. 1432021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kanigan Queensland
Share of people by age, Kanigan and Queensland
0–916.1%
10–197.7%
20–297.7%
30–3911.9%
40–499.1%
50–5915.4%
60–6916.8%
70–7916.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kanigan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.0%
  2. Australian51.9%
  3. Irish6.1%
  4. German5.3%
  5. Scottish3.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Hindi2.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.2%
  2. New Zealand3.0%
  3. Fiji2.2%

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

Around Kanigan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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