Suburb in Toowoomba

Centenary Heights, QLD

Centenary Heights had a population of 6,152 at the 2021 Census (+1.5% since 2016). Median age 37.6. Median weekly household income $1,435. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Centenary Heights at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Centenary Heights's population grew by 1.5% to 6,152, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.6 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.1%.

37.8% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 30.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,563 households.

The median household earns $1,435 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $317 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,416 a month.

17.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.6% use a language other than English at home. 36.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Centenary Heights beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCentenary HeightsQLDAustralia
Population6,1525,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.638.238.2
Households2,5631,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting37.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright30.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,435$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$317$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,416$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion36.8%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

+1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,8782011
  2. 6,0632016
  3. 6,1522021

Age

Median age 37.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Centenary Heights Queensland
Share of people by age, Centenary Heights and Queensland
0–911.4%
10–1913.4%
20–2914.0%
30–3913.8%
40–4911.6%
50–5911.0%
60–6910.7%
70–799.1%
80+4.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Centenary Heights at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English40.7%
  2. Australian38.3%
  3. Irish15.1%
  4. Scottish13.7%
  5. German10.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.4%
  2. Arabic0.8%
  3. Nepali0.6%
  4. Gujarati0.5%
  5. Sinhalese0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.8%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. India1.4%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. Iraq1.0%

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

Around Centenary Heights

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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