Suburb in North Burnett

Mundubbera, QLD

Mundubbera had a population of 1,120 at the 2021 Census (−11.2% since 2016). Median age 38.4. Median weekly household income $1,180. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mundubbera at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mundubbera's population shrank by 11.2% to 1,120, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 38.4 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.1%.

44.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 37.1% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 6.5% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 422 households.

The median household earns $1,180 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $238 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,139 a month.

29.6% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 26.1% use a language other than English at home. 34.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mundubbera beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMundubberaQLDAustralia
Population1,1205,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−11.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age38.438.238.2
Households4221,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments6.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting44.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright37.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,180$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$238$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,139$1,740$1,866
Born overseas29.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home26.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.3%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

−11.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1322011
  2. 1,2612016
  3. 1,1202021

Age

Median age 38.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Mundubbera Queensland
Share of people by age, Mundubbera and Queensland
0–98.4%
10–1910.6%
20–2916.2%
30–3916.4%
40–498.5%
50–5911.4%
60–6911.5%
70–7910.4%
80+7.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mundubbera at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian35.9%
  2. English32.1%
  3. German11.4%
  4. Australian Aboriginal7.5%
  5. Irish7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali9.8%
  2. Japanese1.2%
  3. Mandarin1.2%
  4. Arabic1.1%
  5. Gujarati1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Nepal11.2%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. Indonesia1.6%
  4. England1.2%
  5. South Korea1.1%

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

Around Mundubbera

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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