2,098 ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,336
- 2016: 2,446
- 2021: 2,098
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palm Island · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Palm Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than nine out of ten people in Palm Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 26 years old. While the population has shrank by 10% since 2011 to 2,098 people, it remains a place with a high proportion of children.
2,098
▼ -10.2%
- 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 Palm Island — lower than 79% of areas.
| Palm Island | 2,098 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 26, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age has risen slightly since 2011, when the typical resident was 24.
26 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 31.4% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 5.1% of the community, which is far below the national average.
5.1% ▲ +99.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.4% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Palm Island, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 91.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Queensland figure of 4.6%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than elsewhere, accounting for 29.1% of the population.
91.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 94.3%
- 2016: 93.9%
- 2021: 91.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
29.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Palm Island, Never married is the majority at 85%; Married is next at 9%.
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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35790/palm-island/topic/demographics-identity