93 ▼ -36.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 146
- 2016: 129
- 2021: 93
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Daintree · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Daintree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Daintree is now 54, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated community is heavily weighted towards seniors, who make up over a third of the population.
93
▼ -36.3%
- 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 Daintree — lower than 61% of areas.
| Daintree | 93 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | 6,771 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Daintree has a small population of 93 people. The usual resident is 54 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
54 yrs ▲ +28.6%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 37.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.8%, which is well below the state figure.
37.6% ▲ +316.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Daintree splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are slightly lower than the Queensland average.
5.4% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Daintree, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Daintree
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30786/daintree/topic/demographics-identity