151,422 ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 147,831
- 2016: 149,266
- 2021: 151,422
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maranoa · Federal Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Maranoa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than most similar areas define Maranoa, where the typical person is 43. This region has a population of 151,422 people, which has grown by 2.4% since 2011. It is an area with a strong Indigenous presence and a shifting age balance towards seniors.
151,422
▲ +2.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–14: 2 areas
- 14–21: 1 area
- 21–33: 0 areas
- 33–51: 1 area
- 51–79: 0 areas
- 79–122: 1 area
- 122–189: 1 area
- 189–293: 0 areas
- 293–453: 0 areas
- 453–702: 2 areas
- 702–1,086: 0 areas
- 1,086–1,681: 1 area
- 1,681–2,602: 0 areas
- 2,602–4,028: 2 areas
- 4,028–6,235: 0 areas
- 6,235–9,652: 2 areas
- 9,652–14,940: 2 areas
- 14,940–23,126: 0 areas
- 23,126–35,796: 0 areas
- 35,796–55,409: 0 areas
- 55,409–85,768: 0 areas
- 85,768–132,761: 7 areas
- 132,761–205,501: 144 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Maranoa — lower than 73% of areas.
| Maranoa | 151,422 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 43, which is five years older than the national figure and noticeably older than it was in 2011. The total population reached 151,422 people in 2021, adding about 3,591 people over the last decade.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Older than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.9% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This group has grown by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell to 18.9% during the same period.
21.9% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maranoa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Marital status is split with 47.6% of people married, while 12.1% are in de facto relationships, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
7.5% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maranoa, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED321/maranoa/topic/demographics-identity