6,395 ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,429
- 2016: 6,658
- 2021: 6,395
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gayndah - Mundubbera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Gayndah - Mundubbera
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents have become more common in Gayndah - Mundubbera since 2011, with the typical person now 48 years old. This shift is driven by a growing senior population and a drop in the number of children. The total population has stayed steady at 6,395 people.
6,395
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Gayndah - Mundubbera — lower than 69% of areas.
| Gayndah - Mundubbera | 6,395 |
|---|---|
| 4626, QLD | 1,992 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 4 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 26.4% of the area, a figure well above the Queensland average of 17%. This increase of 6.3 percentage points since 2011 is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now represent only 15.5% of the population.
26.4% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gayndah - Mundubbera splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 11.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
6.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gayndah - Mundubbera, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (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 Gayndah - Mundubbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021503/gayndah-mundubbera/topic/demographics-identity