Suburb in Mareeba

Dimbulah, QLD

Dimbulah had a population of 975 at the 2021 Census (−7.1% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,161. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dimbulah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dimbulah's population shrank by 7.1% to 975, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.9%.

22.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 49.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 371 households.

The median household earns $1,161 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,387 a month.

19.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.3% use a language other than English at home. 36.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dimbulah beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDimbulahQLDAustralia
Population9755,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.238.2
Households3711,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.2%12.5%14.3%
Renting22.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright49.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,161$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$200$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,387$1,740$1,866
Born overseas19.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.0%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

−7.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0312011
  2. 1,0502016
  3. 9752021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Dimbulah Queensland
Share of people by age, Dimbulah and Queensland
0–911.4%
10–1910.4%
20–2910.2%
30–398.1%
40–4911.1%
50–5915.4%
60–6916.2%
70–7910.9%
80+6.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dimbulah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian34.7%
  2. English33.9%
  3. Italian19.7%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. Irish8.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian6.8%
  2. Afrikaans2.7%
  3. Croatian1.6%
  4. German0.9%
  5. Filipino0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Italy5.5%
  2. South Africa3.1%
  3. New Zealand1.8%
  4. England1.7%
  5. the Netherlands0.9%

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

Around Dimbulah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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