Suburb in Rockhampton

Koongal, QLD

Koongal had a population of 4,252 at the 2021 Census (−0.8% since 2016). Median age 35.3. Median weekly household income $1,318. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Koongal at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Koongal's population shrank by 0.8% to 4,252, 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 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.9%.

36.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 27.4% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 5.8% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,597 households.

The median household earns $1,318 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $260 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,287 a month.

13.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.3% use a language other than English at home. 45.6% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Koongal beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKoongalQLDAustralia
Population4,2525,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age35.338.238.2
Households1,5971,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments5.8%12.5%14.3%
Renting36.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright27.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,318$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$260$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,287$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion45.6%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

−0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,5362011
  2. 4,2862016
  3. 4,2522021

Age

Median age 35.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Koongal Queensland
Share of people by age, Koongal and Queensland
0–913.6%
10–1913.7%
20–2914.0%
30–3914.8%
40–4912.3%
50–5911.2%
60–6910.1%
70–796.6%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Koongal at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian41.9%
  2. English40.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.2%
  4. Irish10.6%
  5. Scottish8.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.7%
  2. Vietnamese2.1%
  3. Tagalog0.9%
  4. Tamil0.6%
  5. Filipino0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. China2.5%
  2. the Philippines1.9%
  3. Vietnam1.8%
  4. New Zealand1.2%
  5. England1.0%

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

Around Koongal

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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