Doolbi, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

8/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Doolbi is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Doolbi at a glance

Population (2021): 101
Median age: 59
Median weekly household income: $974
SEIFA score: 880
Coordinates: -25.2297, 152.2995

Doolbi demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Doolbi using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 36%, 12% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	9	9%
Youth (15–24)	9	9%
Young adults (25–44)	14	14%
Mid-life (45–64)	34	33%
Seniors (65+)	37	36%

Share of the 103 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	24	56%
Owned with a mortgage	11	26%
Rented	5	12%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	40	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 40 occupied private dwellings in Doolbi.

Median weekly rent: $255
Median monthly mortgage: $900
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,166
Median weekly personal income: $541

Community and culture

Born overseas: 14 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 4 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 11 (11%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 35 (37%)
Labour-force participation: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Employed full-time: 17
Employed part-time: 12

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Doolbi

Where is Doolbi?

Doolbi is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Doolbi?

At the 2021 Census, Doolbi had a population of about 101.

Is Doolbi an advantaged area?

Doolbi has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.