Suburb in Western Downs

Bunya Mountains, QLD

Bunya Mountains had a population of 110 at the 2021 Census (−23.6% since 2016). Median age 53.0. Median weekly household income $1,187. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bunya Mountains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bunya Mountains's population shrank by 23.6% to 110, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 53.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.6%.

6.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 54.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 48 households.

The median household earns $1,187 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $825+ a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,020 a month.

4.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 24.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bunya Mountains beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBunya MountainsQLDAustralia
Population1105,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−23.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age53.038.038.0
Households481,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright54.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,187$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$825+$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,020$1,733$1,863
Born overseas4.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion24.5%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

−23.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1202011
  2. 1442016
  3. 1102021

Age

Median age 53.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Bunya Mountains Queensland
Share of people by age, Bunya Mountains and Queensland
0–911.8%
10–194.5%
20–297.3%
30–3916.4%
40–495.5%
50–5920.9%
60–6917.3%
70–7920.0%
80+3.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bunya Mountains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English58.1%
  2. Australian34.3%
  3. Irish24.8%
  4. German12.4%
  5. Scottish12.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.9%

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

Around Bunya Mountains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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