Suburb in Mount Isa

Camooweal, QLD

Camooweal had a population of 236 at the 2021 Census (+13.5% since 2016). Median age 36.0. Median weekly household income $1,339. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Camooweal at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Camooweal's population grew by 13.5% to 236, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.0%.

40.3% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 24.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 69 households.

The median household earns $1,339 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $147 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $307 a month.

12.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 12.1% use a language other than English at home. 32.7% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Camooweal beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCamoowealQLDAustralia
Population2365,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+13.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.038.038.0
Households691,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting40.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright24.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,339$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$147$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$307$1,733$1,863
Born overseas12.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home12.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion32.7%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

+13.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2612011
  2. 2082016
  3. 2362021

Age

Median age 36.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Camooweal Queensland
Share of people by age, Camooweal and Queensland
0–914.4%
10–198.9%
20–2915.3%
30–3914.4%
40–4910.6%
50–5911.9%
60–6916.5%
70–793.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Camooweal at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.8%
  2. Australian Aboriginal35.6%
  3. English31.7%
  4. Irish11.1%
  5. Scottish5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Indonesian2.4%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.0%
  2. England1.5%
  3. Indonesia1.5%

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

Around Camooweal

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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