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Berserker, QLD

Berserker had a population of 7,020 at the 2021 Census (+2.1% since 2016). Median age 35.3. Median weekly household income $1,175. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Berserker at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Berserker's population grew by 2.1% to 7,020, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 35.3, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.0%.

42.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 25.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,729 households.

The median household earns $1,175 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $258 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,121 a month.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 6.7% use a language other than English at home. 47.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Berserker beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBerserkerQLDAustralia
Population7,0205,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age35.338.238.2
Households2,7291,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments4.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting42.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,175$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$258$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,121$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home6.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion47.0%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

+2.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,2412011
  2. 6,8752016
  3. 7,0202021

Age

Median age 35.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Berserker Queensland
Share of people by age, Berserker and Queensland
0–913.4%
10–1912.7%
20–2916.7%
30–3913.5%
40–4911.5%
50–5911.6%
60–699.6%
70–797.0%
80+4.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Berserker at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.9%
  2. English42.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.3%
  4. Irish10.7%
  5. Scottish9.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese1.2%
  2. Mandarin0.7%
  3. Tagalog0.6%
  4. Filipino0.4%
  5. Tamil0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines1.7%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. England1.3%
  4. Vietnam1.0%
  5. China0.6%

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

Around Berserker

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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