Suburb in Hinchinbrook

Long Pocket, QLD

Long Pocket had a population of 150 at the 2021 Census (−24.2% since 2016). Median age 46.1. Median weekly household income $1,750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Long Pocket at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Long Pocket's population shrank by 24.2% to 150, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 6.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.0%.

9.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 54 households.

The median household earns $1,750 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676.

4.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 17.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Long Pocket beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLong PocketQLDAustralia
Population1505,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−24.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.138.238.2
Households541,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,750$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,898$1,740$1,866
Born overseas4.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion17.1%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

−24.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1332011
  2. 1982016
  3. 1502021

Age

Median age 46.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Long Pocket Queensland
Share of people by age, Long Pocket and Queensland
0–96.7%
10–1918.0%
20–295.3%
30–399.3%
40–4922.0%
50–5920.7%
60–6910.7%
70–7912.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Long Pocket at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Italian41.0%
  2. English37.5%
  3. Australian28.5%
  4. Irish19.4%
  5. German6.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian2.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Italy2.2%
  2. New Zealand2.2%

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

Around Long Pocket

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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