Suburb in Livingstone

Kinka Beach, QLD

Kinka Beach had a population of 674 at the 2021 Census (+8.5% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $867. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kinka Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kinka Beach's population grew by 8.5% to 674, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.3%.

22.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 54.2% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Queensland overall: 28.9% of homes, against 12.5%. The 2021 Census counted 295 households.

The median household earns $867 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $298 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,410 a month.

15.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 40.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kinka Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKinka BeachQLDAustralia
Population6745,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age56.038.238.2
Households2951,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments28.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting22.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright54.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$867$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$298$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,410$1,740$1,866
Born overseas15.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.3%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

+8.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6292011
  2. 6212016
  3. 6742021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kinka Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Kinka Beach and Queensland
0–97.3%
10–199.9%
20–296.1%
30–3910.1%
40–498.2%
50–5915.9%
60–6919.4%
70–7917.5%
80+5.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kinka Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.1%
  2. Australian42.9%
  3. Scottish13.3%
  4. Irish9.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.4%
  2. England4.2%
  3. Zimbabwe1.3%
  4. the Netherlands1.0%
  5. Papua New Guinea0.8%

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

Around Kinka Beach

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