Suburb in Townsville

Bluewater Park, QLD

Bluewater Park had a population of 1,066 at the 2021 Census (+7.5% since 2016). Median age 37.3. Median weekly household income $2,186. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bluewater Park at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bluewater Park's population grew by 7.5% to 1,066, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.3 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 17.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.5%.

12.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 20.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 342 households.

The median household earns $2,186 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $383 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,734 a month.

12.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 50.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bluewater Park beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBluewater ParkQLDAustralia
Population1,0665,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.338.238.2
Households3421,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright20.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,186$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$383$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,734$1,740$1,866
Born overseas12.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.7%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

+7.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9312011
  2. 9922016
  3. 1,0662021

Age

Median age 37.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Bluewater Park Queensland
Share of people by age, Bluewater Park and Queensland
0–917.6%
10–1913.8%
20–296.8%
30–3916.1%
40–4915.2%
50–5914.1%
60–6910.5%
70–795.1%
80+0.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bluewater Park at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.4%
  2. Australian43.8%
  3. Scottish11.6%
  4. Irish11.4%
  5. German6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Khmer0.6%
  2. German0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.6%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. Germany0.7%
  4. Scotland0.7%
  5. the United States0.7%

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

Around Bluewater Park

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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