Suburb in Toowoomba

Plainby, QLD

Plainby had a population of 56 at the 2021 Census (+27.3% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,249. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Plainby at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Plainby's population grew by 27.3% to 56, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 5.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.1%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 44.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 25 households.

The median household earns $1,249 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 30.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Plainby beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePlainbyQLDAustralia
Population565,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+27.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households251,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting20.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright44.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,249$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,167$1,733$1,863
Born overseas9.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion30.8%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

+27.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 602011
  2. 442016
  3. 562021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Plainby Queensland
Share of people by age, Plainby and Queensland
0–95.4%
10–1917.9%
20–295.4%
30–390.0%
40–4928.6%
50–5917.9%
60–6912.5%
70–797.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Plainby at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian56.6%
  2. English22.6%
  3. German20.8%
  4. Australian Aboriginal13.2%
  5. Irish11.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Plainby

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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