Jondaryan, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 1 June 2026

Jondaryan is a small rural town on Queensland's Darling Downs, in the Toowoomba Region, about 43 kilometres north-west of Toowoomba and 40 kilometres south-east of Dalby. The name comes from a pastoral run that Henry Dennis established in 1841, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning 'a long way off'. The post office opened in 1867 and the town was surveyed in 1871, growing as a centre for grazing and wool on the surrounding plains. Its best-known landmark is the heritage-listed Jondaryan Woolshed, alongside the Jondaryan Homestead and St Anne's Anglican Church. Each September the Woolshed hosts the Jackie Howe Festival, with steam-powered shearing demonstrations and traditional country fare.

19/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Jondaryan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 924, 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.

Jondaryan at a glance

Population (2021): 414
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $1,406
SEIFA score: 924
Coordinates: -27.3921, 151.5817

Jondaryan demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Jondaryan 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 27%, 24% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	105	25%
Youth (15–24)	41	10%
Young adults (25–44)	98	23%
Mid-life (45–64)	115	27%
Seniors (65+)	60	14%

Share of the 419 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	46	35%
Owned with a mortgage	28	21%
Rented	32	24%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	125	98%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 128 occupied private dwellings in Jondaryan.

Median weekly rent: $250
Median monthly mortgage: $1,083
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $1,555
Median weekly personal income: $732

Community and culture

Born overseas: 31 (8%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 14 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 30 (7%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 103 (34%)
Labour-force participation: 59.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed full-time: 106
Employed part-time: 52

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 Jondaryan

Where is Jondaryan?

Jondaryan is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Jondaryan?

At the 2021 Census, Jondaryan had a population of about 414.

Is Jondaryan an advantaged area?

Jondaryan has an ABS SEIFA score of 924, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.