Suburb in Torres Strait Island

Ugar Island, QLD

Ugar Island had a population of 69 at the 2021 Census (−18.8% since 2016). Median age 29.0. Median weekly household income $900. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ugar Island at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ugar Island's population shrank by 18.8% to 69, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 29.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 18.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.2%.

100.0% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 18 households.

The median household earns $900 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 100.0% use a language other than English at home. 5.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ugar Island beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureUgar IslandQLDAustralia
Population695,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−18.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age29.038.038.0
Households181,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting100.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$900$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$119$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home100.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion5.2%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

−18.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 482011
  2. 852016
  3. 692021

Age

Median age 29.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Ugar Island Queensland
Share of people by age, Ugar Island and Queensland
0–918.8%
10–1917.4%
20–2913.0%
30–3914.5%
40–4910.1%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–797.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ugar Island at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages88.4%

Country of birth

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

Around Ugar Island

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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