Suburb in Whitsunday

Collinsville, QLD

Collinsville had a population of 1,496 at the 2021 Census (+19.9% since 2016). Median age 43.1. Median weekly household income $1,235. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Collinsville at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Collinsville's population grew by 19.9% to 1,496, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 43.1, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

38.0% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 42.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 550 households.

The median household earns $1,235 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $199 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,076 a month.

10.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 45.1% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Collinsville beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCollinsvilleQLDAustralia
Population1,4965,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+19.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age43.138.238.2
Households5501,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments2.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting38.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright42.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,235$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$199$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,076$1,740$1,866
Born overseas10.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion45.1%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

+19.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,6462011
  2. 1,2482016
  3. 1,4962021

Age

Median age 43.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Collinsville Queensland
Share of people by age, Collinsville and Queensland
0–912.7%
10–199.2%
20–2911.6%
30–3913.2%
40–4912.5%
50–5915.9%
60–6913.0%
70–798.3%
80+4.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Collinsville at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.7%
  2. English43.3%
  3. Scottish13.2%
  4. Australian Aboriginal9.3%
  5. Irish8.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino1.4%
  2. Tagalog0.5%
  3. Indonesian0.3%
  4. Sinhalese0.3%
  5. Thai0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines2.7%
  2. New Zealand1.8%
  3. England0.8%
  4. Pakistan0.8%
  5. Papua New Guinea0.8%

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

Around Collinsville

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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