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Cawarral, QLD

Cawarral had a population of 831 at the 2021 Census (0.0% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $1,758. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cawarral at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cawarral's population grew by 0.0% to 831, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.9%.

5.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 279 households.

The median household earns $1,758 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

8.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.8% use a language other than English at home. 45.5% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cawarral beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCawarralQLDAustralia
Population8315,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 20160.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.038.238.2
Households2791,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting5.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,758$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$300$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion45.5%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

0.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8372011
  2. 8312016
  3. 8312021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cawarral Queensland
Share of people by age, Cawarral and Queensland
0–911.6%
10–1912.9%
20–2910.5%
30–3910.3%
40–4913.1%
50–5915.6%
60–6915.0%
70–797.7%
80+2.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cawarral at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.7%
  2. English41.2%
  3. Scottish11.7%
  4. Irish11.1%
  5. German7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.6%
  2. Malayalam0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.5%
  2. England2.2%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. the Netherlands0.5%
  5. India0.4%

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

Around Cawarral

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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