Suburb in Townsville

Toomulla, QLD

Toomulla had a population of 193 at the 2021 Census (+5.5% since 2016). Median age 57.0. Median weekly household income $1,263. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Toomulla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Townsville

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Toomulla's population grew by 5.5% to 193, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 57.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 7.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.8%.

11.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 86 households.

The median household earns $1,263 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,083 a month.

17.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 57.5% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Toomulla beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureToomullaQLDAustralia
Population1935,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+5.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age57.038.038.0
Households861,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,263$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$280$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,733$1,863
Born overseas17.8%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion57.5%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

+5.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1982011
  2. 1832016
  3. 1932021

Age

Median age 57.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Toomulla Queensland
Share of people by age, Toomulla and Queensland
0–97.8%
10–198.3%
20–295.2%
30–397.8%
40–497.8%
50–5920.2%
60–6920.7%
70–7915.5%
80+8.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Toomulla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.5%
  2. Australian42.4%
  3. Scottish15.3%
  4. Irish11.9%
  5. German5.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.0%
  2. New Zealand2.9%
  3. Scotland1.7%

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

Around Toomulla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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