79,827 ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 82,923
- 2016: 79,700
- 2021: 79,827
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Queensland - Outback · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Queensland - Outback
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A remarkably young and diverse population defines daily life in Queensland - Outback, where the typical resident is just 34. This area is much younger than the national figure, with a strong presence of children and a very high proportion of First Nations people.
79,827
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Queensland - Outback — lower than 77% of areas.
| Queensland - Outback | 79,827 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 79,827 is smaller than about 80% of similar areas and shrank by 3.7% since 2011, losing about 3,096 people.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 22.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 11.9% compared to 17.2% nationally.
11.9% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Queensland - Outback splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 33.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national 3.2%. De facto relationships are also well above the national average, accounting for 20.5% of residents.
33.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Queensland - Outback, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Queensland - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/315/queensland-outback/topic/demographics-identity