Suburb in Mackay

Grasstree Beach, QLD

Grasstree Beach had a population of 717 at the 2021 Census (−2.7% since 2016). Median age 47.9. Median weekly household income $2,114. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Grasstree Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grasstree Beach's population shrank by 2.7% to 717, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.9, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.8%.

17.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 281 households.

The median household earns $2,114 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $266 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,849 a month.

10.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.1% use a language other than English at home. 46.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Grasstree Beach beside QLD and Australia.

Grasstree BeachQLDAustralia
Population7175,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.938.238.2
Households2811,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments1.1%12.5%14.3%
Renting17.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,114$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$266$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,849$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.0%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

−2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7702011
  2. 7372016
  3. 7172021

Age

Median age 47.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Grasstree Beach Queensland
0–98.8%
10–1911.4%
20–299.5%
30–399.5%
40–4912.7%
50–5917.6%
60–6917.9%
70–7911.0%
80+1.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Grasstree Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.1%
  2. Australian41.0%
  3. Irish13.4%
  4. Scottish12.9%
  5. German9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.1%
  2. Tagalog0.9%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.8%
  4. Hindi0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.4%
  2. the Philippines1.8%
  3. England0.9%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. the Netherlands0.5%

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

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