Suburb in Mount Isa

Menzies, QLD

Menzies had a population of 824 at the 2021 Census (−16.3% since 2016). Median age 32.3. Median weekly household income $1,836. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Menzies at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Menzies's population shrank by 16.3% to 824, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.9%.

61.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 12.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 8.5% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 342 households.

The median household earns $1,836 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $254 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,305 a month.

29.5% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 22.3% use a language other than English at home. 38.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Menzies beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMenziesQLDAustralia
Population8245,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−16.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.338.238.2
Households3421,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments8.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting61.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright12.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,836$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$254$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,305$1,740$1,866
Born overseas29.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home22.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.9%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

−16.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9652011
  2. 9852016
  3. 8242021

Age

Median age 32.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Menzies Queensland
Share of people by age, Menzies and Queensland
0–914.1%
10–198.6%
20–2922.0%
30–3917.4%
40–4913.0%
50–5911.0%
60–697.2%
70–793.0%
80+1.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Menzies at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian32.0%
  2. English26.9%
  3. Australian Aboriginal17.3%
  4. Filipino7.9%
  5. Irish7.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog3.2%
  2. Filipino2.1%
  3. Malayalam2.0%
  4. Hindi1.6%
  5. Arabic1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines6.1%
  2. New Zealand4.9%
  3. India3.6%
  4. South Africa2.5%
  5. Fiji2.0%

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

Around Menzies

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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