Suburb in Mackay

Palmyra, QLD

Palmyra had a population of 250 at the 2021 Census (−5.3% since 2016). Median age 45.3. Median weekly household income $2,182. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Palmyra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Palmyra's population shrank by 5.3% to 250, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 10.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.8%.

14.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 39.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 82 households.

The median household earns $2,182 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $315 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,306 a month.

3.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Palmyra beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePalmyraQLDAustralia
Population2505,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−5.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.338.238.2
Households821,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright39.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,182$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$315$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,306$1,740$1,866
Born overseas3.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion28.6%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

−5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3022011
  2. 2642016
  3. 2502021

Age

Median age 45.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Palmyra Queensland
Share of people by age, Palmyra and Queensland
0–910.8%
10–1912.4%
20–2912.0%
30–3910.0%
40–4910.4%
50–5918.8%
60–6917.6%
70–794.8%
80+4.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Palmyra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.7%
  2. English44.4%
  3. Irish11.6%
  4. Scottish11.6%
  5. Maltese9.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.7%

Country of birth

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

Around Palmyra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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