Suburb in Mackay

Marian, QLD

Marian had a population of 4,224 at the 2021 Census (+8.2% since 2016). Median age 32.4. Median weekly household income $2,403. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Marian at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Marian's population grew by 8.2% to 4,224, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.4, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 18.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.6%.

18.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,311 households.

The median household earns $2,403 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $405 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,912 a month.

5.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 46.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Marian beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMarianQLDAustralia
Population4,2245,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.438.238.2
Households1,3111,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,403$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$405$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,912$1,740$1,866
Born overseas5.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%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

+8.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,0202011
  2. 3,9032016
  3. 4,2242021

Age

Median age 32.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Marian Queensland
Share of people by age, Marian and Queensland
0–918.3%
10–1914.8%
20–2912.4%
30–3916.5%
40–4914.3%
50–5911.3%
60–697.6%
70–793.3%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Marian at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.6%
  2. English43.0%
  3. Irish11.3%
  4. Scottish10.1%
  5. German5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Portuguese0.1%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.1%
  3. Filipino0.1%
  4. Indonesian0.1%
  5. Italian0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.8%
  2. England1.1%
  3. South Africa0.4%
  4. the Philippines0.3%
  5. Scotland0.2%

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

Around Marian

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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