8,603 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,885
- 2016: 8,738
- 2021: 8,603
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ayr · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ayr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates the proportion of seniors in Ayr from the national figure. This is a town of 8,603 people where residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia. The community is shaped by a large proportion of older adults and a significant Indigenous population.
8,603
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Ayr — higher than 87% of areas.
| Ayr | 8,603 |
|---|---|
| 4807, QLD | 10,785 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Ayr is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. At 8,603 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Almost a quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is older, while children under 15 make up 16.2% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
24.2% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ayr splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married (44.6%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
8.2% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ayr, the largest group is Married at 45%, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30110/ayr/topic/demographics-identity