Suburb in Moreton Bay

King Scrub, QLD

King Scrub had a population of 363 at the 2021 Census (+4.3% since 2016). Median age 40.5. Median weekly household income $2,975. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

King Scrub at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Moreton Bay - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, King Scrub's population grew by 4.3% to 363, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.1%.

8.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 29.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 101 households.

The median household earns $2,975 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

13.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 46.4% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, King Scrub beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKing ScrubQLDAustralia
Population3635,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.538.238.2
Households1011,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting8.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright29.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,975$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,168$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.4%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

+4.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3002011
  2. 3482016
  3. 3632021

Age

Median age 40.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

King Scrub Queensland
Share of people by age, King Scrub and Queensland
0–915.4%
10–1917.1%
20–296.3%
30–3912.4%
40–4916.0%
50–5919.8%
60–6911.0%
70–796.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in King Scrub at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.6%
  2. Australian44.4%
  3. Scottish15.0%
  4. Irish11.5%
  5. German8.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.3%
  2. New Zealand4.7%
  3. Indonesia1.2%
  4. Scotland0.9%

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

Around King Scrub

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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