Suburb in Toowoomba

Cawdor, QLD

Cawdor had a population of 420 at the 2021 Census (+18.0% since 2016). Median age 36.9. Median weekly household income $2,917. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cawdor at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cawdor's population grew by 18.0% to 420, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.9, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 18.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.0%.

9.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 25.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 112 households.

The median household earns $2,917 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $511 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,259 a month.

8.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 32.3% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cawdor beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCawdorQLDAustralia
Population4205,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+18.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.938.238.2
Households1121,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,917$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$511$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,259$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion32.3%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

+18.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1992011
  2. 3562016
  3. 4202021

Age

Median age 36.9, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cawdor Queensland
Share of people by age, Cawdor and Queensland
0–918.3%
10–1917.9%
20–294.5%
30–3911.7%
40–4920.7%
50–5910.5%
60–699.0%
70–794.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cawdor at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.4%
  2. English41.2%
  3. Irish14.2%
  4. German12.7%
  5. Scottish11.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Sinhalese1.5%
  2. Malayalam0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.7%
  2. South Africa1.7%
  3. China0.7%
  4. New Zealand0.7%
  5. Sri Lanka0.7%

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

Around Cawdor

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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