Suburb in Hinchinbrook

Lucinda, QLD

Lucinda had a population of 435 at the 2021 Census (+7.1% since 2016). Median age 60.0. Median weekly household income $1,017. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lucinda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lucinda's population grew by 7.1% to 435, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 60.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 6.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 32.0%.

18.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 65.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 193 households.

The median household earns $1,017 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $210 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,180 a month.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 25.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lucinda beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLucindaQLDAustralia
Population4355,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+7.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age60.038.038.0
Households1931,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments2.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright65.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,017$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$210$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,180$1,733$1,863
Born overseas9.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion25.6%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

+7.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4502011
  2. 4062016
  3. 4352021

Age

Median age 60.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Lucinda Queensland
Share of people by age, Lucinda and Queensland
0–96.2%
10–197.4%
20–294.6%
30–397.4%
40–499.7%
50–5912.6%
60–6920.2%
70–7922.3%
80+9.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lucinda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.7%
  2. Australian36.5%
  3. Italian22.8%
  4. Irish12.0%
  5. Scottish9.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.7%
  2. Italian0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. Papua New Guinea0.7%

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

Around Lucinda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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