Suburb in Mount Isa

Pioneer, QLD

Pioneer had a population of 2,346 at the 2021 Census (+7.8% since 2016). Median age 27.2. Median weekly household income $1,709. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pioneer at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pioneer's population grew by 7.8% to 2,346, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 27.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 20.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.6%.

58.8% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 14.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 714 households.

The median household earns $1,709 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $217 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,431 a month.

13.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.3% use a language other than English at home. 50.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pioneer beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePioneerQLDAustralia
Population2,3465,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age27.238.238.2
Households7141,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting58.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright14.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,709$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$217$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,431$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.0%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

+7.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,6212011
  2. 2,1762016
  3. 2,3462021

Age

Median age 27.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Pioneer Queensland
Share of people by age, Pioneer and Queensland
0–920.2%
10–1918.4%
20–2915.7%
30–3913.9%
40–4911.2%
50–5910.8%
60–696.3%
70–792.8%
80+0.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pioneer at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal46.5%
  2. Australian30.6%
  3. English24.0%
  4. Irish6.0%
  5. Scottish4.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%
  2. Tagalog1.2%
  3. Sinhalese0.6%
  4. Filipino0.5%
  5. Thai0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.5%
  2. the Philippines2.4%
  3. Zimbabwe0.9%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.8%
  5. India0.6%

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

Around Pioneer

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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