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Cunnamulla, QLD

Cunnamulla had a population of 1,233 at the 2021 Census (+8.2% since 2016). Median age 40.4. Median weekly household income $965. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cunnamulla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cunnamulla's population grew by 8.2% to 1,233, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.

44.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 38.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 507 households.

The median household earns $965 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $130 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $778 a month.

4.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 36.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cunnamulla beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCunnamullaQLDAustralia
Population1,2335,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.438.238.2
Households5071,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting44.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright38.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$965$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$130$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$778$1,740$1,866
Born overseas4.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.0%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

+8.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,3162011
  2. 1,1402016
  3. 1,2332021

Age

Median age 40.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cunnamulla Queensland
Share of people by age, Cunnamulla and Queensland
0–916.9%
10–1911.4%
20–2911.1%
30–399.7%
40–4911.6%
50–5912.5%
60–6913.4%
70–798.2%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cunnamulla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal41.7%
  2. Australian40.9%
  3. English32.6%
  4. Irish7.6%
  5. Scottish6.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.6%
  2. Polish0.6%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%
  4. Indonesian0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.5%
  2. England0.7%
  3. India0.4%
  4. Indonesia0.3%
  5. the Philippines0.3%

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

Around Cunnamulla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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