Suburb in Toowoomba

Middle Ridge, QLD

Middle Ridge had a population of 7,595 at the 2021 Census (+6.4% since 2016). Median age 42.8. Median weekly household income $2,172. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Middle Ridge at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Middle Ridge's population grew by 6.4% to 7,595, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.6%.

20.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,600 households.

The median household earns $2,172 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $419 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,956 a month.

20.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 15.5% use a language other than English at home. 25.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Middle Ridge beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureMiddle RidgeQLDAustralia
Population7,5955,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.838.238.2
Households2,6001,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments3.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,172$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$419$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,956$1,740$1,866
Born overseas20.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home15.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion25.8%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

+6.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6,5612011
  2. 7,1412016
  3. 7,5952021

Age

Median age 42.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Middle Ridge Queensland
Share of people by age, Middle Ridge and Queensland
0–911.8%
10–1915.1%
20–297.2%
30–3911.7%
40–4912.9%
50–5912.2%
60–6912.6%
70–799.9%
80+6.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Middle Ridge at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English39.6%
  2. Australian34.2%
  3. Irish13.8%
  4. Scottish12.3%
  5. German11.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.3%
  2. Malayalam1.3%
  3. Arabic0.9%
  4. Punjabi0.8%
  5. Afrikaans0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India2.9%
  2. England2.4%
  3. South Africa1.5%
  4. New Zealand1.4%
  5. China1.3%

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

Around Middle Ridge

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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