Suburb in Gympie

Kilkivan, QLD

Kilkivan had a population of 689 at the 2021 Census (−3.4% since 2016). Median age 54.1. Median weekly household income $852. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kilkivan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kilkivan's population shrank by 3.4% to 689, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 54.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.6%.

15.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 312 households.

The median household earns $852 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $202 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,031 a month.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.9% use a language other than English at home. 44.2% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kilkivan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKilkivanQLDAustralia
Population6895,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age54.138.238.2
Households3121,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$852$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$202$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,031$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.2%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

−3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6822011
  2. 7132016
  3. 6892021

Age

Median age 54.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kilkivan Queensland
Share of people by age, Kilkivan and Queensland
0–97.4%
10–1912.0%
20–294.5%
30–398.3%
40–4910.2%
50–5916.3%
60–6920.5%
70–7915.5%
80+5.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kilkivan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.9%
  2. Australian45.2%
  3. Irish16.0%
  4. Scottish13.8%
  5. German8.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.1%
  2. New Zealand1.4%
  3. South Africa1.0%
  4. Croatia0.8%
  5. the Netherlands0.6%

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

Around Kilkivan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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