Suburb in Torres Strait Island

Erub Island, QLD

Erub Island had a population of 326 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $974. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Erub Island at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Erub Island's population shrank by 0.6% to 326, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 19.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.9%.

87.5% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 7.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 80 households.

The median household earns $974 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

2.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 92.4% use a language other than English at home. 12.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Erub Island beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureErub IslandQLDAustralia
Population3265,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−0.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age30.038.038.0
Households801,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting87.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright7.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$974$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$150$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas2.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home92.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion12.1%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

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3762011
  2. 3282016
  3. 3262021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Erub Island Queensland
Share of people by age, Erub Island and Queensland
0–919.6%
10–1912.0%
20–2917.2%
30–3913.5%
40–4912.0%
50–596.7%
60–6911.7%
70–794.0%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Erub Island at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal12.6%
  2. English2.3%
  3. Australian1.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages92.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Papua New Guinea1.0%

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

Around Erub Island

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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