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Struck Oil, QLD

Struck Oil had a population of 151 at the 2021 Census (−15.6% since 2016). Median age 51.0. Median weekly household income $1,303. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Struck Oil at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Struck Oil's population shrank by 15.6% to 151, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 51.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.5%.

14.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 57 households.

The median household earns $1,303 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,210 a month.

7.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 42.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Struck Oil beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureStruck OilQLDAustralia
Population1515,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−15.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age51.038.038.0
Households571,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting14.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,303$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$350$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,210$1,733$1,863
Born overseas7.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.1%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

−15.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1532011
  2. 1792016
  3. 1512021

Age

Median age 51.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Struck Oil Queensland
Share of people by age, Struck Oil and Queensland
0–911.9%
10–197.9%
20–2910.6%
30–397.9%
40–4917.9%
50–5916.6%
60–6914.6%
70–7917.2%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Struck Oil at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian57.4%
  2. English45.4%
  3. Scottish14.9%
  4. Australian Aboriginal7.8%
  5. Welsh7.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.9%
  2. England2.2%
  3. Scotland2.2%

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

Around Struck Oil

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