Surat Basin

Market characteristics

Surat Basin has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Queensland.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of Surat Basin's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Surat Basin's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Surat Basin20212016Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2021 - 2016
Population summary--------------
Total residents219,877100.1100.2206,889100.0100.0+12,988
Males107,36448.949.3101,80949.249.4+5,555
Females112,46751.250.8105,07950.850.6+7,388
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years43,86520.018.742,73520.719.4+1,130
15 - 24 years27,35812.512.426,27512.713.0+1,083
25 - 54 years80,63536.740.177,35637.440.5+3,279
55 - 64 Years26,40912.012.024,90512.011.8+1,504
65 years and over41,59418.917.035,63717.215.3+5,957
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school19,1788.78.318,7839.18.5+395
Secondary school16,4087.56.814,1266.86.3+2,282
TAFE4,9502.32.13,2861.61.6+1,664
University7,0503.24.46,8243.34.5+226
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born27,62812.622.722,05710.721.6+5,571
Speaks language other than English at home17,4898.013.212,0555.811.8+5,434
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all2,8941.31.81,7090.81.8+1,185
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree30,56117.421.924,12314.718.3+6,438
Advanced Diploma or Diploma14,6768.39.412,6777.78.7+1,999
Certificate level41,56523.622.136,07122.021.3+5,494
No qualification72,73541.337.572,01143.940.9+724
Household income--------------
Nill to $64914,4418.77.614,5929.78.8-151
$650 to $1,49924,84914.913.524,93416.515.2-85
$1,500 to $2,44918,95711.411.316,54711.011.1+2,410
$2,500 or more 17,87810.813.611,6727.79.6+6,206
Housing tenure--------------
Owned27,25631.428.224,48030.627.4+2,776
Purchasing25,36629.232.423,32529.131.4+2,041
Renting26,66230.731.723,15128.931.3+3,511
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house79,66982.671.974,92882.973.6+4,741
Medium house14,86015.416.213,26414.715.7+1,596
High density2880.39.72060.27.8+82

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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