Suburb in Mackay

Rural View, QLD

Rural View had a population of 5,657 at the 2021 Census (+16.8% since 2016). Median age 31.3. Median weekly household income $2,479. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Rural View at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Rural View's population grew by 16.8% to 5,657, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 31.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.4%.

27.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 18.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,787 households.

The median household earns $2,479 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $419 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,907 a month.

14.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.6% use a language other than English at home. 46.0% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Rural View beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRural ViewQLDAustralia
Population5,6575,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+16.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age31.338.238.2
Households1,7871,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting27.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright18.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,479$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$419$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,907$1,740$1,866
Born overseas14.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home7.6%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

+16.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2992011
  2. 4,8422016
  3. 5,6572021

Age

Median age 31.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Rural View Queensland
Share of people by age, Rural View and Queensland
0–916.5%
10–1916.3%
20–2914.7%
30–3917.3%
40–4914.5%
50–5910.8%
60–696.7%
70–792.7%
80+0.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Rural View at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.3%
  2. English41.4%
  3. Scottish11.3%
  4. Irish9.6%
  5. German7.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.4%
  2. Filipino0.5%
  3. Punjabi0.5%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%
  5. Mandarin0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.2%
  2. South Africa2.6%
  3. England2.0%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. Zimbabwe0.7%

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

Around Rural View

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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