Suburb in Toowoomba

Bongeen, QLD

Bongeen had a population of 71 at the 2021 Census (−5.3% since 2016). Median age 28.0. Median weekly household income $1,562. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bongeen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bongeen's population shrank by 5.3% to 71, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 28.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 21.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

69.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 13 households.

The median household earns $1,562 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

13.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.8% use a language other than English at home. 34.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bongeen beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBongeenQLDAustralia
Population715,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−5.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age28.038.038.0
Households131,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting69.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,562$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1$1,733$1,863
Born overseas13.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion34.0%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

−5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 662011
  2. 752016
  3. 712021

Age

Median age 28.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Bongeen Queensland
Share of people by age, Bongeen and Queensland
0–921.1%
10–1914.1%
20–2918.3%
30–3915.5%
40–4912.7%
50–5911.3%
60–6914.1%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bongeen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.3%
  2. English43.9%
  3. German39.0%
  4. Irish22.0%
  5. South African17.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans10.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa14.0%

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

Around Bongeen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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