Suburb in Gympie

Long Flat, QLD

Long Flat had a population of 98 at the 2021 Census (+22.5% since 2016). Median age 33.4. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Long Flat at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Long Flat's population grew by 22.5% to 98, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.4, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 24.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.1%.

10.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 30 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 51.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Long Flat beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLong FlatQLDAustralia
Population985,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+22.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.438.238.2
Households301,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting10.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.7%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

+22.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 852011
  2. 802016
  3. 982021

Age

Median age 33.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Long Flat Queensland
Share of people by age, Long Flat and Queensland
0–924.5%
10–1916.3%
20–295.1%
30–3910.2%
40–4914.3%
50–5915.3%
60–6910.2%
70–794.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Long Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English60.9%
  2. Australian40.2%
  3. Irish19.5%
  4. Australian Aboriginal6.9%
  5. German6.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Zimbabwe3.3%

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

Around Long Flat

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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