Suburb in Sunshine Coast

Dulong, QLD

Dulong had a population of 688 at the 2021 Census (+22.0% since 2016). Median age 50.1. Median weekly household income $1,692. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dulong at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dulong's population grew by 22.0% to 688, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 7.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

7.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 39.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 246 households.

The median household earns $1,692 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $368 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,168 a month.

19.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.8% use a language other than English at home. 45.6% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dulong beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDulongQLDAustralia
Population6885,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+22.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.138.238.2
Households2461,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.4%12.5%14.3%
Renting7.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright39.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,692$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$368$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,168$1,740$1,866
Born overseas19.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion45.6%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

+22.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5402011
  2. 5642016
  3. 6882021

Age

Median age 50.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Dulong Queensland
Share of people by age, Dulong and Queensland
0–97.3%
10–1913.7%
20–294.5%
30–396.3%
40–4916.7%
50–5916.9%
60–6917.7%
70–7911.6%
80+2.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dulong at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.4%
  2. Australian35.2%
  3. Scottish19.6%
  4. Irish11.5%
  5. German8.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.9%
  2. Vietnamese0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.4%
  2. New Zealand3.1%
  3. Germany1.4%
  4. the Netherlands1.2%
  5. South Africa1.2%

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

Around Dulong

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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