Suburb in Mackay

Blacks Beach, QLD

Blacks Beach had a population of 4,153 at the 2021 Census (+7.6% since 2016). Median age 30.9. Median weekly household income $2,011. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Blacks Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Blacks Beach's population grew by 7.6% to 4,153, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.9, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 17.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.2%.

54.6% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 15.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,310 households.

The median household earns $2,011 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $390 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,732 a month.

16.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.0% use a language other than English at home. 50.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Blacks Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBlacks BeachQLDAustralia
Population4,1535,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.938.238.2
Households1,3101,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting54.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright15.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,011$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$390$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,732$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home7.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.2%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

+7.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,9432011
  2. 3,8612016
  3. 4,1532021

Age

Median age 30.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Blacks Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, Blacks Beach and Queensland
0–917.5%
10–1914.5%
20–2916.1%
30–3916.3%
40–4911.6%
50–5912.2%
60–697.6%
70–793.7%
80+0.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Blacks Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.4%
  2. Australian41.7%
  3. Irish10.7%
  4. Scottish10.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.3%
  2. German0.3%
  3. Italian0.3%
  4. Tagalog0.3%
  5. Thai0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa3.9%
  2. New Zealand3.5%
  3. England3.0%
  4. Zimbabwe0.9%
  5. the Philippines0.8%

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

Around Blacks Beach

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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