43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cromarty · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 56 makes Cromarty far older than most other areas in the region. This sparsely populated place has just 43 residents, with a population structure heavily weighted towards seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cromarty — lower than 75% of areas.
| Cromarty | 43 |
|---|---|
| 4809, QLD | 985 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 7.0%.
25.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cromarty, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. While 61.8% of people are married, those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cromarty, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cromarty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30754/cromarty/topic/demographics-identity