Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Longreach then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Longreach, QLD (postcode 4730) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-13.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,628 | 29 | 3,124 | -504 · -13.9% |
| Median age | 33 | 45 | 39 | +6 · +18.2% |
| Median household income | $1,231/wk | $2,374/wk | $1,625/wk | +$394 · +32% |
| Median personal income | $691/wk | $712/wk | $974/wk | +$283 · +41% |
| Median rent | $160/wk | — | $200/wk | +$40 · +25% |
| Median mortgage | $1,517/mo | — | $1,185/mo | $332 · -21.9% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | -0.2 · -8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Longreach trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,124
was 29 in 2016
+3,095 · +10672.4%
Household income
$1,625/wk
was $2,374/wk in 2016
$749 · -31.6%
Median age
39
was 45 in 2016
-6 · -13.3%
Dig deeper: Longreach population growth · Longreach then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.