Suburb in Hinchinbrook

Ingham, QLD

Ingham had a population of 4,455 at the 2021 Census (+0.7% since 2016). Median age 48.5. Median weekly household income $1,028. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ingham at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ingham's population grew by 0.7% to 4,455, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.3%.

33.6% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.1% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 5.2% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,832 households.

The median household earns $1,028 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $210 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,073 a month.

10.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.5% use a language other than English at home. 24.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ingham beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureInghamQLDAustralia
Population4,4555,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.538.238.2
Households1,8321,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments5.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting33.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,028$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$210$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,073$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home7.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.6%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

+0.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,7672011
  2. 4,4262016
  3. 4,4552021

Age

Median age 48.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Ingham Queensland
Share of people by age, Ingham and Queensland
0–99.9%
10–1911.0%
20–2910.3%
30–399.5%
40–499.9%
50–5913.1%
60–6913.6%
70–7911.5%
80+10.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ingham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian35.5%
  2. English34.9%
  3. Italian31.0%
  4. Irish9.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian4.2%
  2. Filipino0.5%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.3%
  4. German0.2%
  5. Spanish0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Italy3.5%
  2. the Philippines1.2%
  3. England1.1%
  4. New Zealand0.9%
  5. the Netherlands0.4%

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

Around Ingham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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