Imbil, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Imbil is a town in the Mary River valley of the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, roughly 160km north of Brisbane, 36km south of Gympie and 20km north of Kenilworth. It lies on the Country of the Kabi people, and the name comes from a Kabi word for the bamboo vine, also recorded as a lagoon below the old Imbil station house. The Imbil pastoral run was taken up in 1857 by Clement Francis Lawless and his brother Paul, and the township itself dates from the gold rush of 1868. The Mary Valley branch railway reached the town in 1914, and its line now carries the Mary Valley Rattler heritage train. The Mary Valley Art Festival has been held here every year since 2000.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Imbil is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 890, 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.
Imbil at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,071
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,141
- SEIFA score
- 890
- Coordinates
- -26.5039, 152.6408
Imbil demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Imbil 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 mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 22% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 179 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 89 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 197 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 356 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 250 | 23% |
Share of the 1,071 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 154 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 151 | 36% |
| Rented | 90 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 398 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 5 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 409 occupied private dwellings in Imbil.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,325
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,325
- Median weekly personal income
- $540
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 145 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 22 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 37 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 319 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 200
- Employed part-time
- 155
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 Imbil
Where is Imbil?
Imbil is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Imbil?
At the 2021 Census, Imbil had a population of about 1,071.
Is Imbil an advantaged area?
Imbil has an ABS SEIFA score of 890, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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