Suburb in Whitsunday

Dittmer, QLD

Dittmer had a population of 52 at the 2021 Census (−34.2% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $769. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dittmer at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dittmer's population shrank by 34.2% to 52, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.4%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 53.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $769 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.3% use a language other than English at home. 71.4% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dittmer beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureDittmerQLDAustralia
Population525,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−34.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age49.038.038.0
Households281,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting0.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright53.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$769$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week–$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,050$1,733$1,863
Born overseas0.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion71.4%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

−34.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 672011
  2. 792016
  3. 522021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Dittmer Queensland
Share of people by age, Dittmer and Queensland
0–90.0%
10–199.6%
20–290.0%
30–395.8%
40–4921.2%
50–5921.2%
60–6915.4%
70–7915.4%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dittmer at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.8%
  2. Australian38.5%
  3. Irish21.2%
  4. German19.2%
  5. Scottish9.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Dittmer

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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