Suburb in Livingstone

Shoalwater, QLD

Shoalwater had a population of 6 at the 2021 Census. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Shoalwater at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 66.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Shoalwater beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureShoalwaterQLDAustralia
Population65,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016–+9.6%+8.6%
Median age–38.038.0
Households–1,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments–12.5%14.3%
Renting–33.6%31.1%
Owned outright–29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week–$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion66.7%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

– since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 02011
  2. –2016
  3. 62021

Age

Median age –, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Shoalwater Queensland
Share of people by age, Shoalwater and Queensland
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–490.0%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Shoalwater at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian100.0%
  2. Australian Aboriginal66.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Shoalwater

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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