Suburb in Gympie

Upper Kandanga, QLD

Upper Kandanga had a population of 49 at the 2021 Census (−22.2% since 2016). Median age 48.1. Median weekly household income $1,875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Upper Kandanga at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Upper Kandanga's population shrank by 22.2% to 49, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.3%.

17.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 23 households.

The median household earns $1,875 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

20.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Upper Kandanga beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureUpper KandangaQLDAustralia
Population495,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−22.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.138.238.2
Households231,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting17.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,875$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas20.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.7%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

−22.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 632016
  3. 492021

Age

Median age 48.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Upper Kandanga Queensland
Share of people by age, Upper Kandanga and Queensland
0–98.2%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–3928.6%
40–4912.2%
50–5912.2%
60–6914.3%
70–7916.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Upper Kandanga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English55.1%
  2. Australian30.6%
  3. Scottish28.6%
  4. Irish22.4%
  5. German12.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.5%

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

Around Upper Kandanga

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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