836 ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,050
- 2016: 796
- 2021: 836
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McKinlay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in McKinlay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in McKinlay is just 36, making the area a little younger than both the state and national figures. While the population has shrank by 20% since 2011, the community remains relatively young with a small number of seniors compared to other regions.
836
▼ -20.4%
- 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 McKinlay — lower than 88% of areas.
| McKinlay | 836 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population now stands at 836 people, which is smaller than about 89% of similar areas. The typical age has risen by 3 years since 2011 to reach 36.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 12.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, a figure that rose slightly since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In McKinlay, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.3%. Around 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average of 3.2%.
5.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →McKinlay splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for McKinlay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in McKinlay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34800/mckinlay/topic/demographics-identity