437 ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 387
- 2016: 381
- 2021: 437
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gladstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most areas defines daily life in Gladstone, where the typical resident is 47. This age gap is stark, with the local typical age sitting 9 years above the national figure. It is a small community of 437 people with a notably high proportion of seniors.
437
▲ +12.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gladstone — higher than 63% of areas.
| Gladstone | 437 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales typical age of 39. This makes the area significantly older than most similar places.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 also make up a larger share of the community than usual, at 19.5%.
27.9% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 45.5% of residents are married, while 12% are in a de facto partnership.
8.2% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11643/gladstone/topic/demographics-identity