Suburb in Toowoomba

Geham, QLD

Geham had a population of 470 at the 2021 Census (−3.9% since 2016). Median age 46.5. Median weekly household income $1,875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Geham at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Geham's population shrank by 3.9% to 470, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 6.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.9%.

3.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 149 households.

The median household earns $1,875 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $591 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,259 a month.

8.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.6% use a language other than English at home. 29.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Geham beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGehamQLDAustralia
Population4705,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.538.238.2
Households1491,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting3.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,875$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$591$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,259$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion29.1%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

−3.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4412011
  2. 4892016
  3. 4702021

Age

Median age 46.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Geham Queensland
Share of people by age, Geham and Queensland
0–96.2%
10–1920.2%
20–294.5%
30–397.4%
40–4914.7%
50–5917.7%
60–6916.0%
70–797.2%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Geham at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.1%
  2. English46.4%
  3. Scottish12.9%
  4. Irish11.8%
  5. German10.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.1%
  2. New Zealand1.6%
  3. Zimbabwe1.4%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.7%

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

Around Geham

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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