37,152 ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31,426
- 2016: 33,778
- 2021: 37,152
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitsunday · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Whitsunday
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher rate of de facto relationships than most similar areas defines the community in Whitsunday. The population has grown by 18% since 2011 to reach 37,152 people. Residents are slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 40.
37,152
▲ +18.2%
- 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 Whitsunday — higher than 71% of areas.
| Whitsunday | 37,152 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 70% of similar places, having added 5,726 people since 2011. This growth coincides with a slight increase in the typical age of residents, which rose by two years to 40.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 16.9% of the population, a figure that rose 5.1 points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.2% of the community, which is a little below the national figure.
16.9% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whitsunday splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. De facto relationships are common here at 16.5%, a rate well above both the state and national figures.
5.8% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Whitsunday splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 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 Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37340/whitsunday/topic/demographics-identity