41,467 ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43,371
- 2016: 42,226
- 2021: 41,467
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham is 45, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and the national figure. This older profile is driven by a significant rise in seniors and a shrinking total population, which has fallen by 4.4% since 2011.
41,467
▼ -4.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham — lower than 69% of areas.
| Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham | 41,467 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 1,904 people since 2011, leaving 41,467 residents. This makes the area smaller than about 68% of similar regions.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 make up 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is stark, as the proportion of seniors rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 fell to 17.8%.
23.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.8% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. In terms of relationships, 46.1% of residents are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship.
11.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/demographics-identity