Suburb in Mount Isa

Fisher, QLD

Fisher had a population of 65 at the 2021 Census (+1,525.0% since 2016). Median age 55.7. Median weekly household income $1,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Fisher at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fisher's population grew by 1,525.0% to 65, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 55.7, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.9%.

23.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 55.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 34 households.

The median household earns $1,500 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $169 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1 a month.

34.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 22.4% use a language other than English at home. 27.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Fisher beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureFisherQLDAustralia
Population655,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1,525.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age55.738.238.2
Households341,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright55.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,500$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$169$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1$1,740$1,866
Born overseas34.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home22.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion27.9%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

+1,525.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1162011
  2. 42016
  3. 652021

Age

Median age 55.7, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Fisher Queensland
Share of people by age, Fisher and Queensland
0–913.8%
10–196.2%
20–294.6%
30–396.2%
40–4912.3%
50–5921.5%
60–6924.6%
70–7916.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Fisher at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.3%
  2. Australian16.1%
  3. German9.7%
  4. Māori9.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans6.5%
  2. Tagalog6.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand7.5%
  2. the Philippines7.5%
  3. South Africa7.5%

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

Around Fisher

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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