Boyne Island and Tannum Sands

Population

A median age in line with the region and State, which is slowly increasing.
Slightly lower cultural diversity than Gladstone and significantly lower than the State.
Higher proportion of couples with children than the region but lower than the State.
Households have a higher income that the region and State with negligible change over the last five years.
Higher number of households owned with a mortgage than the region and State which has decreased over the last 10 years.
Slightly higher proportion of people attending university than the region but significantly lower than the State.

Compared to the Gladstone Region and Queensland, the towns of Boyne Island and Tannum Sands has:

Data focus	Boyne Tannum						Gladstone Region	Queensland
	2021	2016	2011	Change 2021- 2011	Change 2021- 2016	Change 2016- 2011	2021	2021
Median Age	39	36	35	4 years	3 years	1 year	38	38
Non English-speaking backgrounds	3.7%	4.1%	4%	-0.3%	-0.4%	0.1%	5%	12.6%
Couple Family with children	44.1%	50.4%	53.8%	-18.0%	-12.5%	-6.3%	41.7%	55.4%
Couple Family without children	41.2%	36.7%	35.3%	16.7%	12.2%	3.9%	40.5%	28%
Average number of people per household	2.6	2.7	2.9	-10.3%	-3.7%	-6.8%	2.5	2.5
Household with a mortgage	39.6%	42.1%	44.5%	-11.0%	-5.9%	-5.3%	37%	34.4%
Households renting	30.1%	29.9%	25.8%	16.6%	0.2%	4.1%	33.4%	33%
Median weekly household income	$1,948	$1,947	$2,063	-$115 (-5.5%)	$1 (-0.05%)	-$116 (-5.6%)	$1,639	$1,675
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$1,733	$2,058	$2,167	-$434 (-20.0%)	-$325 (-15.7%)	-$109 (-5.0%)	$1,600	$1,733
Median weekly rent (overall)	$300	$200	$360	-$60 (-16.6%)	$100 (50.0%)	-$160 (-44.4%)	$275	$365
University attendance	7.8%	6.9%	5.4%	44.4%	13.0%	27.7%	7.2%	14.2%