432 ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 266
- 2016: 310
- 2021: 432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mapoon · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mapoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 80% of the population in Mapoon identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 27, making it far younger than the national figure. The total population has grown quickly, adding about 166 people since 2011.
432
▲ +62.4%
- 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 Mapoon — lower than 94% of areas.
| Mapoon | 432 |
|---|---|
| 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 432 people grew by 62% since 2011. Residents are far younger than those in the rest of Australia, with the typical age sitting at 27.
27 yrs ▼ -12.9%
Younger than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 30.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national levels at 9.7%.
9.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.6% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mapoon splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here at 78.2%, although this fell 12 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships account for 31.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
78.2% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 90.1%
- 2016: 89.4%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mapoon, Never married is the majority at 74%; Married is next at 16%.
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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34830/mapoon/topic/demographics-identity