611 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 662
- 2016: 749
- 2021: 611
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pormpuraaw · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Pormpuraaw
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population of 611 people marks the latest trend for Pormpuraaw, where the number of residents fell by 7.7% since 2011. This is a notably young community, with a typical resident aged 34 and a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
611
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Pormpuraaw — lower than 92% of areas.
| Pormpuraaw | 611 |
|---|---|
| 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 34, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland and national figures of 38. This age has barely shifted since 2011, while the total population shrank by about 51 people.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is far below the state and national averages at just 6.1%.
6.1% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pormpuraaw splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 78.4% of the community, a figure far above the rest of the country. De facto relationships are also far more common here than in the state or nation, accounting for 33.3% of residents.
78.4% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 84.1%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.3% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pormpuraaw, Never married is the majority at 83%; Married is next at 11%.
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 Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36070/pormpuraaw/topic/demographics-identity