Council area

Tablelands, QLD

Tablelands had a population of 26,244 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 48.4. Median weekly household income $1,168. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Tablelands at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Tablelands's population grew by 5.7% to 26,244, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.4%.

24.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 46.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 9,986 households.

The median household earns $1,168 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $263 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,349 a month.

14.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.6% use a language other than English at home. 45.7% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Tablelands beside QLD and Australia.

TablelandsQLDAustralia
Population26,2445,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.7%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.438.238.2
Households9,9861,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting24.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright46.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,168$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$263$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,349$1,740$1,866
Born overseas14.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion45.7%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

+5.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 23,7042011
  2. 24,8272016
  3. 26,2442021

Age

Median age 48.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Tablelands Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1913.0%
20–297.9%
30–399.4%
40–4910.9%
50–5914.4%
60–6916.3%
70–7912.5%
80+5.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Tablelands at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English42.5%
  2. Australian41.2%
  3. Irish13.9%
  4. Scottish11.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.8%
  2. Italian0.6%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%
  4. Japanese0.3%
  5. French0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.6%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. Germany0.9%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.6%
  5. Italy0.6%

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

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