Suburb in Rockhampton

The Mine, QLD

The Mine had a population of 23 at the 2021 Census (−51.1% since 2016). Median age 56.9. Median weekly household income $480. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

The Mine at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, The Mine's population shrank by 51.1% to 23, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 56.9, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 83.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 10 households.

The median household earns $480 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, The Mine beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThe MineQLDAustralia
Population235,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−51.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age56.938.238.2
Households101,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright83.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$480$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$375$1,740$1,866
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion28.6%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

−51.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 242011
  2. 472016
  3. 232021

Age

Median age 56.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

The Mine Queensland
Share of people by age, The Mine and Queensland
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–4917.4%
50–5947.8%
60–6913.0%
70–7913.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in The Mine at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English26.1%
  2. Australian17.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal13.0%
  4. German13.0%
  5. Irish13.0%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around The Mine

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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