Suburb in Ipswich

Thagoona, QLD

Thagoona had a population of 1,077 at the 2021 Census (+5.1% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $2,060. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thagoona at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thagoona's population grew by 5.1% to 1,077, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.4%.

14.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 34.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 341 households.

The median household earns $2,060 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $415 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,650 a month.

10.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 48.1% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thagoona beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThagoonaQLDAustralia
Population1,0775,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.938.238.2
Households3411,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,060$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$415$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,650$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion48.1%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

+5.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0492011
  2. 1,0252016
  3. 1,0772021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Thagoona Queensland
Share of people by age, Thagoona and Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1914.9%
20–299.6%
30–3911.1%
40–4914.9%
50–5917.5%
60–6912.0%
70–798.4%
80+2.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thagoona at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.6%
  2. English44.3%
  3. German11.1%
  4. Scottish10.3%
  5. Irish8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French0.4%
  2. Vietnamese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%
  2. New Zealand2.8%
  3. the United States0.8%
  4. the Philippines0.4%
  5. Scotland0.4%

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

Around Thagoona

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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