4,124 ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,248
- 2016: 4,514
- 2021: 4,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Torres Strait Island · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Torres Strait Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 90% of people in Torres Strait Island identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 27, which is 11 years younger than the national figure.
4,124
▼ -2.9%
- 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 Strait Island — lower than 69% of areas.
| Torres Strait Island | 4,124 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,124 people, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas. This number shrank by 2.9% since 2011, losing around 124 people.
27 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Younger than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has one of the highest proportions of children under 15 at 32.3%, which is 14 points above the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 7.0% of the population, far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
7.0% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Torres Strait Island splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 90.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. De facto relationships are also far more common here than elsewhere, accounting for 27.5% of the population.
90.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 91.8%
- 2021: 90.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.5% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Torres Strait Island, Never married is the majority at 69%; Married is next at 22%.
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 Strait Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36960/torres-strait-island/topic/demographics-identity