Suburb in Mackay

The Leap, QLD

The Leap had a population of 664 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 47.1. Median weekly household income $2,650. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

The Leap at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, The Leap's population grew by 3.4% to 664, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.1, 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%.

7.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 37.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 217 households.

The median household earns $2,650 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $319 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,271 a month.

8.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 33.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, The Leap beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThe LeapQLDAustralia
Population6645,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.138.238.2
Households2171,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting7.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright37.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,650$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$319$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,271$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.2%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

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6732011
  2. 6422016
  3. 6642021

Age

Median age 47.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

The Leap Queensland
Share of people by age, The Leap and Queensland
0–912.0%
10–1910.5%
20–298.0%
30–3910.1%
40–4911.6%
50–5922.3%
60–6917.2%
70–794.5%
80+2.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in The Leap at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.0%
  2. English40.8%
  3. Maltese9.8%
  4. Scottish9.3%
  5. German8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.8%
  2. England1.5%
  3. Zimbabwe1.2%
  4. Germany1.0%
  5. Malta0.7%

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

Around The Leap

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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