Suburb in Somerset

Atkinsons Dam, QLD

Atkinsons Dam had a population of 191 at the 2021 Census (−6.8% since 2016). Median age 44.4. Median weekly household income $975. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Atkinsons Dam at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Atkinsons Dam's population shrank by 6.8% to 191, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.1%.

28.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 77 households.

The median household earns $975 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $172 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,515 a month.

17.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.1% use a language other than English at home. 44.8% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Atkinsons Dam beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAtkinsons DamQLDAustralia
Population1915,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.438.238.2
Households771,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting28.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$975$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$172$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,515$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.8%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

−6.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1932011
  2. 2052016
  3. 1912021

Age

Median age 44.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Atkinsons Dam Queensland
Share of people by age, Atkinsons Dam and Queensland
0–912.0%
10–1911.5%
20–2910.5%
30–3913.6%
40–499.9%
50–5914.7%
60–6919.9%
70–7912.0%
80+2.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Atkinsons Dam at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian40.9%
  2. English36.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal18.1%
  4. Vietnamese11.1%
  5. Scottish9.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese8.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam8.1%
  2. England4.0%
  3. New Zealand3.5%

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

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