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Taylors Beach, QLD

Taylors Beach had a population of 297 at the 2021 Census (−6.6% since 2016). Median age 63.8. Median weekly household income $912. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Taylors Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Taylors Beach's population shrank by 6.6% to 297, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 63.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 1.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 31.6%.

23.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 61.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 158 households.

The median household earns $912 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $176 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,044 a month.

8.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.8% use a language other than English at home. 29.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Taylors Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureTaylors BeachQLDAustralia
Population2975,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age63.838.238.2
Households1581,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright61.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$912$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$176$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,044$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion29.9%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

−6.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3532011
  2. 3182016
  3. 2972021

Age

Median age 63.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Taylors Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Taylors Beach and Queensland
0–91.7%
10–194.4%
20–294.4%
30–396.4%
40–496.1%
50–5911.8%
60–6927.9%
70–7919.2%
80+12.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Taylors Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English51.5%
  2. Australian42.7%
  3. Irish13.9%
  4. Italian13.1%
  5. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%
  2. Germany2.2%
  3. New Zealand1.1%

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

Around Taylors Beach

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