3,421 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3,256
- 2016: 3,610
- 2021: 3,421
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Torres · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Torres
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population defines daily life in Torres, where the typical resident is just 30 years old. This is far younger than the national figure of 38. The area has grown by about 165 people since 2011, reaching a total population of 3,421.
3,421
▲ +5.1%
- 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 Torres — lower than 71% of areas.
| Torres | 3,421 |
|---|---|
| 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 30, which is far younger than the average person in Queensland or Australia. While the population is aging slightly, it has still grown by 5.1% since 2011.
30 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Younger than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as those aged 65 and over are well below the state and national averages at only 7.4%.
7.4% ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Torres splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 68.9% of the population, a figure far above the rest of the country. This is a community where de facto relationships are much more common than elsewhere, accounting for 24.7% of residents.
68.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.7% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Torres, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Torres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36950/torres/topic/demographics-identity