128,622 ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 122,273
- 2016: 126,289
- 2021: 128,622
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darling Downs - Maranoa · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Darling Downs - Maranoa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of residents in Darling Downs - Maranoa are married, reflecting a community with a strong lean toward traditional family structures. The region is noticeably older than the national average, with a population that has grown by 5.2% to 128,622 people since 2011.
128,622
▲ +5.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Downs - Maranoa — lower than 71% of areas.
| Darling Downs - Maranoa | 128,622 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This age has trended upwards, with the typical resident being 3 years older than they were in 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. While children under 15 are also much more common here than in most areas, their share of the population fell by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
21.3% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Darling Downs - Maranoa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.2% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the Australian average. De facto relationships account for 11.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
7.2% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darling Downs - Maranoa, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Darling Downs - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/307/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/demographics-identity