63,515 ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57,891
- 2016: 61,640
- 2021: 63,515
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gladstone · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Gladstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Well above the national figure, 21.5% of people in Gladstone are children under 15. This creates a young feel for the region, where the typical resident is 38 and the population has grown by nearly 10% since 2011 to reach 63,515 people.
63,515
▲ +9.7%
- 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 Gladstone — higher than 77% of areas.
| Gladstone | 63,515 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Gladstone grew by 9.7% since 2011, adding about 5,624 people. This makes it larger than about 80% of similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up a much higher share of the population than in most areas, while the 13.8% of people aged 65 and over is well below the national figure. This means the area is younger than the state and national averages.
13.8% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 14.8%.
6.2% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gladstone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33360/gladstone/topic/demographics-identity