Suburb in Somerset

Toogoolawah, QLD

Toogoolawah had a population of 1,200 at the 2021 Census (−6.2% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $967. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Toogoolawah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toogoolawah's population shrank by 6.2% to 1,200, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 27.2%.

23.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 48.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 514 households.

The median household earns $967 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $260 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,127 a month.

10.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 38.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toogoolawah beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureToogoolawahQLDAustralia
Population1,2005,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−6.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age56.038.038.0
Households5141,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright48.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$967$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$260$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,127$1,733$1,863
Born overseas10.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion38.8%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

−6.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,1622011
  2. 1,2792016
  3. 1,2002021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Toogoolawah Queensland
Share of people by age, Toogoolawah and Queensland
0–98.8%
10–199.7%
20–296.7%
30–397.3%
40–4910.7%
50–5912.6%
60–6918.8%
70–7917.2%
80+10.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toogoolawah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.4%
  2. English44.5%
  3. Scottish13.8%
  4. German12.9%
  5. Irish12.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.8%
  2. Mandarin0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.0%
  2. New Zealand2.0%
  3. the Philippines1.1%
  4. the Netherlands0.6%
  5. Scotland0.6%

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

Around Toogoolawah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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