Suburb in Lockyer Valley

Carpendale, QLD

Carpendale had a population of 110 at the 2021 Census (−17.9% since 2016). Median age 46.8. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Carpendale at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Carpendale's population shrank by 17.9% to 110, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 20.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.5%.

14.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 41 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676.

8.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.8% use a language other than English at home. 31.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Carpendale beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCarpendaleQLDAustralia
Population1105,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−17.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.838.238.2
Households411,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,000$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion31.8%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

−17.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1392011
  2. 1342016
  3. 1102021

Age

Median age 46.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Carpendale Queensland
Share of people by age, Carpendale and Queensland
0–920.0%
10–197.3%
20–2914.5%
30–396.4%
40–4910.0%
50–5920.9%
60–6916.4%
70–798.2%
80+6.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Carpendale at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.3%
  2. Australian29.0%
  3. German29.0%
  4. Irish24.3%
  5. Scottish14.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.7%

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

Around Carpendale

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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