Suburb in Torres Strait Island

Warraber Islet, QLD

Warraber Islet had a population of 287 at the 2021 Census (+17.1% since 2016). Median age 26.0. Median weekly household income $1,167. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Warraber Islet at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Warraber Islet's population grew by 17.1% to 287, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 26.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 27.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

103.6% 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 61 households.

The median household earns $1,167 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 97.8% use a language other than English at home. 18.2% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Warraber Islet beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureWarraber IsletQLDAustralia
Population2875,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+17.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age26.038.238.2
Households611,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting103.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,167$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$127$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home97.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion18.2%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

+17.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2502011
  2. 2452016
  3. 2872021

Age

Median age 26.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Warraber Islet Queensland
Share of people by age, Warraber Islet and Queensland
0–927.2%
10–1913.9%
20–2916.4%
30–3918.1%
40–4911.5%
50–598.7%
60–697.3%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Warraber Islet at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal12.8%
  2. French1.4%
  3. Irish1.4%
  4. English1.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages95.0%

Country of birth

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

Around Warraber Islet

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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