Texas (Qld), QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Texas sits in the Goondiwindi region of southern Queensland, on the Dumaresq River that marks the New South Wales border, about 300 kilometres south-west of Brisbane. The Bigambul people lived across this country for thousands of years before colonisation reached the district in the 1840s. The town's curious name is generally said to recall a territorial dispute: when the McDougall brothers came back from the goldfields to find squatters on their land, they likened the quarrel to the contest between the United States and Mexico over Texas, and the name stuck. Sheep and cattle grazing later gave way to tobacco growing, which supported the district from the late nineteenth century until 1986. The Texas Heritage Centre and Tobacco Museum now records that era.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Texas (Qld) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 835, 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.
Texas (Qld) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 790
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $809
- SEIFA score
- 835
- Coordinates
- -28.8535, 151.1868
Texas (Qld) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Texas (Qld) 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 33%, 28% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 133 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 67 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 138 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 193 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 264 | 33% |
Share of the 795 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 171 | 49% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 63 | 18% |
| Rented | 99 | 28% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 328 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 343 occupied private dwellings in Texas (Qld).
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,097
- Median weekly personal income
- $481
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 60 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 18 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 73 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 173 (27%)
- Labour-force participation
- 43.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 155
- Employed part-time
- 91
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 Texas (Qld)
Where is Texas (Qld)?
Texas (Qld) is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Texas (Qld)?
At the 2021 Census, Texas (Qld) had a population of about 790.
Is Texas (Qld) an advantaged area?
Texas (Qld) has an ABS SEIFA score of 835, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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