74 ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 188
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 74
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Captains Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Captains Mountain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 12 years separates the typical resident in Captains Mountain from the national average, making it a far older community. With only 74 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where seniors make up a very large portion of the population.
74
▼ -60.6%
- 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 Captains Mountain — lower than 66% of areas.
| Captains Mountain | 74 |
|---|---|
| 4357, QLD | 2,531 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38 years.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 37.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high proportion of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.5%.
37.8% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Captains Mountain, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 61.4%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 5.4%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the state and national levels.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.4% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Captains Mountain, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Captains Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30532/captains-mountain/topic/demographics-identity