Suburb in Townsville

Cosgrove, QLD

Cosgrove had a population of 665 at the 2021 Census (+133.3% since 2016). Median age 27.1. Median weekly household income $2,056. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cosgrove at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cosgrove's population grew by 133.3% to 665, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 27.1, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.5%.

62.0% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 5.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 240 households.

The median household earns $2,056 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $363 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,723 a month.

13.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 8.8% use a language other than English at home. 49.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cosgrove beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCosgroveQLDAustralia
Population6655,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+133.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age27.138.238.2
Households2401,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting62.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright5.5%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,056$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$363$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,723$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home8.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion49.7%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

+133.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 152011
  2. 2852016
  3. 6652021

Age

Median age 27.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Cosgrove Queensland
Share of people by age, Cosgrove and Queensland
0–915.6%
10–1910.1%
20–2932.2%
30–3917.6%
40–4910.4%
50–595.3%
60–695.1%
70–793.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cosgrove at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.9%
  2. English39.0%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.7%
  4. Scottish10.0%
  5. Irish7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog2.0%
  2. Vietnamese1.5%
  3. Afrikaans0.8%
  4. Malayalam0.7%
  5. French0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.1%
  2. the Philippines1.8%
  3. England1.6%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.8%
  5. South Africa0.8%

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

Around Cosgrove

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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