Suburb in Townsville

Nome, QLD

Nome had a population of 990 at the 2021 Census (−2.6% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $1,452. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Nome at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nome's population shrank by 2.6% to 990, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.1%.

11.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 389 households.

The median household earns $1,452 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $274 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,733 a month.

11.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 39.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Nome beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureNomeQLDAustralia
Population9905,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−2.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.038.038.0
Households3891,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,452$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$274$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,733$1,733$1,863
Born overseas11.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.1%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

−2.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9932011
  2. 1,0162016
  3. 9902021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Nome Queensland
Share of people by age, Nome and Queensland
0–97.2%
10–1911.0%
20–296.7%
30–399.7%
40–4911.6%
50–5917.1%
60–6921.3%
70–7913.3%
80+2.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Nome at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.6%
  2. English45.2%
  3. Scottish12.1%
  4. Irish7.9%
  5. German4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese1.0%
  2. French0.8%
  3. German0.7%
  4. Mandarin0.6%
  5. Cantonese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.2%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. Italy0.7%
  4. Vietnam0.7%
  5. Scotland0.6%

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

Around Nome

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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