Australian Demographic Profile
Black River (Qld), QLD 4818
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,459
Median age
42
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Retired
25%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired25%
- Trades and technical workers21%
- Young singles and non-workers18%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,459
- Sex split
- F 46% / M 54%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 11%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)21%
- Young adults (15-24)9.1%
- Early career (25-39)20%
- Mid career (40-59)27%
- Senior (60+)24%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Black River (Qld): Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated35%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)16%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)32%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)16%
- Very high ($3k+)1.1%
Top occupations
- Technicians and Trades Workers23%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers18%
- Professionals12%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to QLD and Australia
| Black River (Qld) | QLD avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 11% | 15% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →