Suburb in Hinchinbrook

Yuruga, QLD

Yuruga had a population of 64 at the 2021 Census (−12.3% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,666. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yuruga at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yuruga's population shrank by 12.3% to 64, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 15.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

22.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 48.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 27 households.

The median household earns $1,666 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $165 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $942 a month.

4.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 4.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yuruga beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureYurugaQLDAustralia
Population645,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−12.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.038.038.0
Households271,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting22.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright48.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,666$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$165$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$942$1,733$1,863
Born overseas4.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion4.9%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

−12.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 732011
  2. 732016
  3. 642021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Yuruga Queensland
Share of people by age, Yuruga and Queensland
0–915.6%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–394.7%
40–497.8%
50–5925.0%
60–6914.1%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yuruga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Italian41.0%
  2. Australian39.3%
  3. English23.0%
  4. Irish13.1%
  5. Polish4.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Yuruga

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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