25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Argyll · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Argyll, where the typical person is 50. This sparsely populated place has a striking age gap compared to the rest of the country, with no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Argyll — lower than 83% of areas.
| Argyll | 25 |
|---|---|
| 4721, QLD | 3,962 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Argyll is a very small community of only 25 people. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.0% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2% and reflects an age structure dominated by older adults.
24.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Argyll, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 63%; Seniors (65+) is next at 25%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Nearly half of the population is married, while 12.0% have never married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Argyll, Married is the majority at 80%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Argyll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30083/argyll/topic/demographics-identity