Suburb in Somerset

Cressbrook, QLD

Cressbrook had a population of 121 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,281. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cressbrook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cressbrook's population grew by 3.4% to 121, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.2%.

24.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

The median household earns $1,281 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

4.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.6% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cressbrook beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCressbrookQLDAustralia
Population1215,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.038.038.0
Households451,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting24.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,281$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$250$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,733$1,863
Born overseas4.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.6%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

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1192011
  2. 1172016
  3. 1212021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Cressbrook Queensland
Share of people by age, Cressbrook and Queensland
0–919.0%
10–198.3%
20–2914.9%
30–395.0%
40–498.3%
50–5910.7%
60–6916.5%
70–796.6%
80+6.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cressbrook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.1%
  2. Australian44.2%
  3. Scottish21.2%
  4. German14.2%
  5. Irish8.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.2%

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

Around Cressbrook

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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