Suburb in North Burnett

Mount Debateable, QLD

Mount Debateable had a population of 40 at the 2021 Census (−25.9% since 2016). Median age 64.2. Median weekly household income $3,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Debateable at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Debateable's population shrank by 25.9% to 40, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 64.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 32.5%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 66.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 18 households.

The median household earns $3,500 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

7.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 37.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Debateable beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMount DebateableQLDAustralia
Population405,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−25.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age64.238.238.2
Households181,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright66.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,500$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas7.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion37.5%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

−25.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 492011
  2. 542016
  3. 402021

Age

Median age 64.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mount Debateable Queensland
Share of people by age, Mount Debateable and Queensland
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–2915.0%
30–397.5%
40–4910.0%
50–597.5%
60–6940.0%
70–7920.0%
80+12.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Debateable at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English62.5%
  2. Australian25.0%
  3. Irish22.5%
  4. German17.5%
  5. Scottish12.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Mount Debateable

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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