Suburb in Mackay

Kinchant Dam, QLD

Kinchant Dam had a population of 183 at the 2021 Census (+48.8% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kinchant Dam at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kinchant Dam's population grew by 48.8% to 183, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

11.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 51 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $215 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,800 a month.

8.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 32.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kinchant Dam beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKinchant DamQLDAustralia
Population1835,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+48.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.038.238.2
Households511,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$215$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,800$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion32.6%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

+48.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1002011
  2. 1232016
  3. 1832021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kinchant Dam Queensland
Share of people by age, Kinchant Dam and Queensland
0–912.0%
10–1916.4%
20–297.7%
30–3911.5%
40–4912.6%
50–5919.1%
60–6916.4%
70–797.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kinchant Dam at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.9%
  2. English43.6%
  3. Irish12.8%
  4. Maltese12.0%
  5. Scottish11.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa4.4%

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

Around Kinchant Dam

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Kinchant Dam in Censible

Every census figure for Kinchant Dam, mapped and compared with any other place. A free account takes a minute.