Suburb in Ipswich

Bundamba, QLD

Bundamba had a population of 6,542 at the 2021 Census (+0.4% since 2016). Median age 35.6. Median weekly household income $1,386. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bundamba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bundamba's population grew by 0.4% to 6,542, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 35.6, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.6%.

42.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 24.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,431 households.

The median household earns $1,386 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $301 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,301 a month.

16.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 10.4% use a language other than English at home. 50.6% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bundamba beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBundambaQLDAustralia
Population6,5425,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age35.638.238.2
Households2,4311,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.8%12.5%14.3%
Renting42.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright24.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,386$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$301$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,301$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home10.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.6%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

+0.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,4042011
  2. 6,5142016
  3. 6,5422021

Age

Median age 35.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Bundamba Queensland
Share of people by age, Bundamba and Queensland
0–913.2%
10–1913.0%
20–2914.7%
30–3915.1%
40–4912.2%
50–5912.4%
60–699.7%
70–796.4%
80+3.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bundamba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.2%
  2. Australian40.1%
  3. Scottish11.0%
  4. Irish10.7%
  5. German8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan2.0%
  2. Mandarin0.6%
  3. Vietnamese0.5%
  4. Hindi0.4%
  5. Cantonese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.2%
  2. England2.4%
  3. the Philippines1.0%
  4. Samoa1.0%
  5. Vietnam0.5%

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

Around Bundamba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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