53,242 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45,749
- 2016: 49,559
- 2021: 53,242
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gympie · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Gympie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Gympie, where the typical person is 48. The population has grown by 16% since 2011, but the age profile is shifting significantly toward a senior population.
53,242
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Gympie — higher than 75% of areas.
| Gympie | 53,242 |
|---|---|
| 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 7,493 people since 2011 to reach 53,242. This growth comes alongside a rise in age, with the typical resident now 10 years older than the national figure.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17%. This shift toward seniors is linked to a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.6% of the area.
25.3% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Nearly half of the community is married, while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
4.4% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33620/gympie/topic/demographics-identity