123 ▼ -62.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 118
- 2021: 123
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Tribulation · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Tribulation
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cape Tribulation is 46, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of 123 people, where a very high proportion of adults live in de facto relationships.
123
▼ -62.7%
- 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 Cape Tribulation — lower than 55% of areas.
| Cape Tribulation | 123 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 123 people, which is smaller than about 54% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Queensland and across Australia.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are very few children, with those under 15 making up just 2.4% of the population, far below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much lower than most areas at 8.9%.
8.9% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.4% ▼ -84.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cape Tribulation splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (41%) and Young adults (25–44) (36%), with Youth (15–24) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 25.9%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.9% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Tribulation, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 17%.
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 Cape Tribulation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30529/cape-tribulation/topic/demographics-identity