Suburb in Toowoomba

Redwood, QLD

Redwood had a population of 159 at the 2021 Census (−6.5% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $2,806. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Redwood at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Toowoomba

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Redwood's population shrank by 6.5% to 159, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.8%.

7.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 61.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 57 households.

The median household earns $2,806 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.7% use a language other than English at home. 37.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Redwood beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRedwoodQLDAustralia
Population1595,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.238.238.2
Households571,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting7.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright61.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,806$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,415$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion37.0%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

−6.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1452011
  2. 1702016
  3. 1592021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Redwood Queensland
Share of people by age, Redwood and Queensland
0–915.1%
10–1914.5%
20–293.8%
30–3910.7%
40–4915.1%
50–5912.6%
60–6915.7%
70–7913.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Redwood at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.5%
  2. English40.3%
  3. Scottish17.6%
  4. German11.3%
  5. Irish6.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.5%
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9%

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

Around Redwood

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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