Suburb in Toowoomba

Upper Pilton, QLD

Upper Pilton had a population of 80 at the 2021 Census (+27.0% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,468. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Upper Pilton at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Upper Pilton's population grew by 27.0% to 80, 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 12.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.8%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 64.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,468 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

7.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 35.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Upper Pilton beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureUpper PiltonQLDAustralia
Population805,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+27.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households281,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright64.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,468$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas7.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion35.1%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

+27.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 542011
  2. 632016
  3. 802021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Upper Pilton Queensland
Share of people by age, Upper Pilton and Queensland
0–912.5%
10–1916.3%
20–295.0%
30–3916.3%
40–4911.3%
50–5922.5%
60–6920.0%
70–7915.0%
80+3.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Upper Pilton at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian61.6%
  2. English46.6%
  3. Scottish21.9%
  4. German19.2%
  5. Irish9.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Upper Pilton

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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