Suburb in Mackay

Pleystowe, QLD

Pleystowe had a population of 418 at the 2021 Census (+12.7% since 2016). Median age 40.0. Median weekly household income $2,050. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pleystowe at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pleystowe's population grew by 12.7% to 418, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.

19.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 131 households.

The median household earns $2,050 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $303 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,672 a month.

11.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.4% use a language other than English at home. 24.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pleystowe beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePleystoweQLDAustralia
Population4185,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+12.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.038.038.0
Households1311,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting19.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,050$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$303$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,672$1,733$1,863
Born overseas11.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.7%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

+12.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3672011
  2. 3712016
  3. 4182021

Age

Median age 40.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Pleystowe Queensland
Share of people by age, Pleystowe and Queensland
0–913.6%
10–1913.2%
20–2910.8%
30–3911.2%
40–4911.7%
50–5915.3%
60–6913.4%
70–797.9%
80+4.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pleystowe at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.4%
  2. English37.4%
  3. Maltese12.3%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. Irish5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.8%
  2. Thai0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Malta3.5%
  2. South Africa2.4%
  3. New Zealand1.9%
  4. Scotland1.3%
  5. England1.1%

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

Around Pleystowe

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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