Suburb in Townsville

Aitkenvale, QLD

Aitkenvale had a population of 4,797 at the 2021 Census (+0.1% since 2016). Median age 36.0. Median weekly household income $1,378. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Aitkenvale at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Aitkenvale's population grew by 0.1% to 4,797, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 36.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.5%.

46.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 26.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,839 households.

The median household earns $1,378 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $270 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,387 a month.

21.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.4% use a language other than English at home. 39.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Aitkenvale beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAitkenvaleQLDAustralia
Population4,7975,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+0.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age36.038.038.0
Households1,8391,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments1.6%12.5%14.3%
Renting46.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright26.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,378$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$270$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,387$1,733$1,863
Born overseas21.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.6%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

+0.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,9092011
  2. 4,7902016
  3. 4,7972021

Age

Median age 36.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Aitkenvale Queensland
Share of people by age, Aitkenvale and Queensland
0–912.4%
10–1913.8%
20–2914.3%
30–3913.2%
40–4912.5%
50–5911.6%
60–6910.6%
70–797.1%
80+4.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Aitkenvale at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian36.7%
  2. English36.0%
  3. Irish12.2%
  4. Scottish10.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi0.8%
  2. Mandarin0.7%
  3. Tagalog0.7%
  4. Vietnamese0.6%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India2.0%
  2. New Zealand2.0%
  3. England1.6%
  4. the Philippines1.5%
  5. China0.5%

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

Around Aitkenvale

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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