698 ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 976
- 2016: 813
- 2021: 698
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quilpie · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Quilpie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Quilpie than in the rest of the state. The town's population has dropped sharply, falling by 28% since 2011 to a total of 698 people. While the typical resident is 42, the community still has a strong presence of children.
698
▼ -28.5%
- 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 Quilpie — lower than 90% of areas.
| Quilpie | 698 |
|---|---|
| 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 698 is smaller than about 90% of similar areas and has shrank by 278 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 15.3%, a figure that is a little below the national average.
15.3% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Quilpie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.3% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Additionally, de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, rising to 19.6% since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quilpie, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36150/quilpie/topic/demographics-identity