111,032 ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 95,312
- 2016: 101,504
- 2021: 111,032
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fraser Coast · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Fraser Coast
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 111,032 people in Fraser Coast are married, and the region is notably older than most of the country. The typical resident is now 51, which is 13 years older than the national figure. This aging trend is driven by a large rise in the number of seniors and a decline in the proportion of children.
111,032
▲ +16.5%
- 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 Fraser Coast — higher than 86% of areas.
| Fraser Coast | 111,032 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 16% since 2011, adding about 15,720 people to reach 111,032. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with the typical age rising 7 years since 2011 to reach 51.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 30.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages at 15.1%.
30.2% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fraser Coast splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little above the Australian figure. Most people are married (47.5%), while those in de facto relationships make up 11.2%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
5.1% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fraser Coast, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Fraser Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33220/fraser-coast/topic/demographics-identity