Suburb in Gympie

The Palms, QLD

The Palms had a population of 1,083 at the 2021 Census (+7.2% since 2016). Median age 46.2. Median weekly household income $1,352. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

The Palms at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, The Palms's population grew by 7.2% to 1,083, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.0%.

6.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 45.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 390 households.

The median household earns $1,352 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $301 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,305 a month.

14.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.5% use a language other than English at home. 53.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, The Palms beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThe PalmsQLDAustralia
Population1,0835,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.238.238.2
Households3901,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright45.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,352$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$301$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,305$1,740$1,866
Born overseas14.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion53.2%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

+7.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8762011
  2. 1,0102016
  3. 1,0832021

Age

Median age 46.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

The Palms Queensland
Share of people by age, The Palms and Queensland
0–913.0%
10–1910.6%
20–297.8%
30–3911.2%
40–4910.6%
50–5918.7%
60–6913.9%
70–7911.5%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in The Palms at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.5%
  2. Australian45.2%
  3. Irish12.9%
  4. German9.9%
  5. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese0.6%
  2. Afrikaans0.5%
  3. Italian0.5%
  4. French0.3%
  5. German0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.1%
  2. New Zealand2.9%
  3. South Africa1.5%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. the Netherlands0.7%

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

Around The Palms

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore The Palms in Censible

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