1,194 ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,225
- 2016: 1,269
- 2021: 1,194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cherbourg · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Cherbourg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cherbourg is just 23 years old, making this area far younger than the national figure of 38. With 96.4% of the population identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, it has one of the highest proportions of First Nations people in the region.
1,194
▼ -2.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cherbourg — lower than 85% of areas.
| Cherbourg | 1,194 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 2.5% since 2011, with 1,194 people now living in the area. Residents are far younger than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
23 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Younger than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 21 yrs
- 2021: 23 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 35.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children and the same low proportion of seniors, at 3.6%, helps explain why the typical age is so low.
3.6% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
35.1% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cherbourg, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The community is overwhelmingly First Nations, with 96.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also well above the state average, though the proportion of people in these partnerships fell by 10 points since 2011.
96.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 97.5%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 96.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cherbourg, Never married is the majority at 86%; Married is next at 9%.
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 Cherbourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32330/cherbourg/topic/demographics-identity