Suburb in Livingstone

Keppel Sands, QLD

Keppel Sands had a population of 374 at the 2021 Census (+3.9% since 2016). Median age 57.4. Median weekly household income $908. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Keppel Sands at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Keppel Sands's population grew by 3.9% to 374, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 57.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 6.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 25.4%.

15.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 51.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 160 households.

The median household earns $908 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $212 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,312 a month.

9.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.4% use a language other than English at home. 41.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Keppel Sands beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKeppel SandsQLDAustralia
Population3745,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age57.438.238.2
Households1601,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright51.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$908$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$212$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,312$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.3%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

+3.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3342011
  2. 3602016
  3. 3742021

Age

Median age 57.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Keppel Sands Queensland
Share of people by age, Keppel Sands and Queensland
0–96.4%
10–197.2%
20–297.5%
30–396.1%
40–499.4%
50–5917.9%
60–6920.3%
70–7916.8%
80+8.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Keppel Sands at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.4%
  2. Australian46.2%
  3. Scottish13.6%
  4. Irish12.1%
  5. German6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. the Philippines1.7%
  4. the United States1.4%
  5. Scotland0.9%

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

Around Keppel Sands

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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