Suburb in Maranoa

Dunkeld, QLD

Dunkeld had a population of 49 at the 2021 Census (+19.5% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dunkeld at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dunkeld's population grew by 19.5% to 49, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.2%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 18 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dunkeld beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDunkeldQLDAustralia
Population495,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+19.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households181,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.1%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

+19.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 522011
  2. 412016
  3. 492021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Dunkeld Queensland
Share of people by age, Dunkeld and Queensland
0–98.2%
10–1912.2%
20–2924.5%
30–3910.2%
40–490.0%
50–596.1%
60–6922.4%
70–798.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dunkeld at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.3%
  2. English34.1%
  3. Scottish25.0%
  4. Irish13.6%
  5. German11.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Dunkeld

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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