214 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 192
- 2016: 251
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chillagoe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chillagoe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four in ten people in Chillagoe have never married, reflecting a diverse mix of ages and identities. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49. This small community of 214 people is marked by a significantly high proportion of First Nations residents.
214
▲ +11.5%
- 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 Chillagoe — higher than 55% of areas.
| Chillagoe | 214 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 10,798 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. This makes the population older than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +28.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. At the same time, children under 15 are a little more common here than in the rest of the country.
23.8% ▲ +143.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Chillagoe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 18.2% of the population, which is far above the state and national averages. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
18.2% ▼ -42.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chillagoe, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30601/chillagoe/topic/demographics-identity