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Yowah, QLD

Yowah had a population of 126 at the 2021 Census (−10.6% since 2016). Median age 65.3. Median weekly household income $468. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yowah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yowah's population shrank by 10.6% to 126, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 65.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 3.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 34.1%.

13.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 75.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 70 households.

The median household earns $468 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

16.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yowah beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureYowahQLDAustralia
Population1265,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age65.338.238.2
Households701,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright75.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$468$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$106$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.9%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

−10.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1052011
  2. 1412016
  3. 1262021

Age

Median age 65.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Yowah Queensland
Share of people by age, Yowah and Queensland
0–93.2%
10–192.4%
20–290.0%
30–392.4%
40–493.2%
50–5914.3%
60–6926.2%
70–7924.6%
80+9.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yowah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.1%
  2. Australian31.1%
  3. Scottish20.2%
  4. Irish14.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal10.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the United States5.1%
  2. Germany2.6%
  3. the Philippines2.6%
  4. Scotland2.6%

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

Around Yowah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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