1,691 ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1,694
- 2016: 1,700
- 2021: 1,691
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw than in most other areas, at 83.3%. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 30 years old. The population has remained steady at 1,691 people since 2011.
1,691
▼ -0.2%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw — lower than 94% of areas.
| Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw | 1,691 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | 5,329 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age has barely changed over the last decade.
30 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 29 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 24.7% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over are far fewer here at 5.9% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
5.9% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.7% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, though the 83.3% figure fell 7.2 points since 2011. This is also an area where de facto relationships are far more common than the national average, at 33.1%.
83.3% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 87.8%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33.1% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw, Never married is the majority at 84%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/topic/demographics-identity