Suburb in Southern Downs

Thulimbah, QLD

Thulimbah had a population of 351 at the 2021 Census (+10.0% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $955. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thulimbah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thulimbah's population grew by 10.0% to 351, in step with Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.8%.

27.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 128 households.

The median household earns $955 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $213 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,225 a month.

19.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.6% use a language other than English at home. 37.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thulimbah beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThulimbahQLDAustralia
Population3515,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+10.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age49.038.238.2
Households1281,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting27.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$955$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$213$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,225$1,740$1,866
Born overseas19.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion37.3%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

+10.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3322011
  2. 3192016
  3. 3512021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Thulimbah Queensland
Share of people by age, Thulimbah and Queensland
0–98.0%
10–1910.8%
20–2912.3%
30–397.7%
40–4912.0%
50–5912.0%
60–6921.4%
70–7910.0%
80+4.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thulimbah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.0%
  2. English37.9%
  3. Irish11.3%
  4. Scottish10.3%
  5. Italian9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian2.9%
  2. Mandarin2.5%
  3. Serbian1.9%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages1.0%
  5. Portuguese1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.8%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. the Philippines1.9%
  4. Italy1.3%
  5. Brazil1.0%

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

Around Thulimbah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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