Suburb in Townsville

Deeragun, QLD

Deeragun had a population of 4,273 at the 2021 Census (+0.5% since 2016). Median age 32.1. Median weekly household income $1,523. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Deeragun at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Deeragun's population grew by 0.5% to 4,273, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.1, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.9%.

40.1% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 19.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,493 households.

The median household earns $1,523 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,425 a month.

8.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 51.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Deeragun beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDeeragunQLDAustralia
Population4,2735,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.138.238.2
Households1,4931,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting40.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright19.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,523$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$306$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,425$1,740$1,866
Born overseas8.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion51.7%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

+0.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,5242011
  2. 4,2502016
  3. 4,2732021

Age

Median age 32.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Deeragun Queensland
Share of people by age, Deeragun and Queensland
0–916.5%
10–1914.7%
20–2915.2%
30–3915.6%
40–4912.4%
50–5910.9%
60–699.0%
70–794.7%
80+1.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Deeragun at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.3%
  2. English42.0%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.6%
  4. Irish10.8%
  5. Scottish9.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%
  2. Tagalog0.4%
  3. Thai0.3%
  4. Portuguese0.3%
  5. Italian0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.2%
  2. England1.5%
  3. the Philippines0.5%
  4. Papua New Guinea0.4%
  5. Germany0.3%

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

Around Deeragun

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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