Suburb in Rockhampton

Bajool, QLD

Bajool had a population of 447 at the 2021 Census (−1.8% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $1,262. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bajool at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bajool's population shrank by 1.8% to 447, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 13.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.8%.

12.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 45.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 152 households.

The median household earns $1,262 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $238 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,690 a month.

3.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 41.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bajool beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBajoolQLDAustralia
Population4475,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−1.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.038.038.0
Households1521,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright45.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,262$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$238$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,690$1,733$1,863
Born overseas3.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.9%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

−1.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4622011
  2. 4552016
  3. 4472021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Bajool Queensland
Share of people by age, Bajool and Queensland
0–913.0%
10–1917.4%
20–295.1%
30–398.3%
40–4911.6%
50–5913.6%
60–6915.4%
70–799.2%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bajool at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian59.5%
  2. English40.7%
  3. Scottish13.7%
  4. Irish10.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.7%
  2. New Zealand1.5%

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

Around Bajool

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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